EGIP follows the principles of a distributed architecture, so that at national level each partner decides the data and documents to be shared through the EGIP portal, according to common rules adopted by the EGIP that are compliant with INSPIRE principles. Each partner remains the owner of its national data. The EGIP Pilot, which will be a test to verify the effectiveness and efficiency of a European Geothermal Information Platform in Europe, will organize just a minimum number of data, as listed in Table below.
| Data number | Information | Format | Spatial | Typology Definition | INSPIRE topic category | INSPIRE theme category | EGIP theme category |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Temperature maps | Structured | YES | Map coverage (i.e. 2D grid format. This is preferred) or vector format | Geoscientific information | Energy Resources | Scientific and Technical Aspects |
| 2 | Surface Heat Flow | Structured | YES | Map coverage (i.e. 2D grid format. This is preferred) or vector format | Geoscientific information | Energy Resources | Scientific and Technical Aspects |
| 3 | Exploration and production licenses and (projected) power production | Structured | YES | Map (vector) | Exploration and production licenses | Area management / restriction / regulation zones | Regulatory Aspects |
| 4 | Environmental impact laws | Un-Structured | NO | Document | Environment | - | Scientific and Technical Aspects |
| 5 | Licencing regulations (exploration/exploitation) | Un-Structured | NO | Document | Planning cadastre | - | Scientific and Technical Aspects |
| 6 | Legal conditions for grid access | Un-Structured | NO | Document | Structure | Scientific and Technical Aspects | |
| 7 | Geothermal roadmaps | Un-Structured | NO | Document | Economy | - | Research |
| 8 | Insurance | Un-Structured | NO | Document | Economy | - | Economic Aspects |
| 9 | Royalties & taxes, support scheme (feed-in tariffs, grants, …) | Un-Structured | NO | Document | Economy | - | Economic Aspects |
| 10 | List of education & research institutes | Structured | YES | Map (vector) | Structure | - | Training and Education |
| 11 | List of Industries | Structured | YES | Map (vector) | Structure | Production and industrial facilities | Economic Aspects |