Last developments in INSPIRE Data Specifications Dominique Laurent

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Last developments in INSPIREData
Specifications Dominique Laurent

• Delft 23 October 2009

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Presentation

• Annex I
• Data specifications from v2 to v3
• Development of Implementing Rule
• Remaining actions
• Other points
• specification maintenance discussion paper
• calls for expression of interest

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ANNEX I themes

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Specifications v2

• Sent to SDIC/LMO on 19/12/08
• For review
• For testing
• Review
• Around 3 600 comments received
• By beginning of March 2009
• Testing

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Specifications from v2 to v3

• Processing of comments
• Theme specific by TWGs
• Common technical issues by DT DS
• Political, organisational by Commission (JRC)
• Comment Resolution Workshop on 23-24/04/09 at
  Ispra JRC
• members of working groups (DT DS, TWG, JRC)
• members of commenting SDIC/LMOs

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Specifications from v2 to v3

• Cross-theme harmonisation
• Metadata JRC defined
• Common mandatory metadata elements
• Coordinate reference system
• Temporal reference System
• Encoding
• Topological consistency (for networks)
• Potential common optional elements
• Completeness
• Positional accuracy
• Maintenance
• - But TWGs may recommend other metadata elements

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Specifications from v2 to v3

• Cross-theme harmonisation
• Clarification about voidable a voidable property
  has to be provided if available or derivable at
  reasonable costs
• Clarification about layers (for portrayal)
• instantiable feature type
• with direct geometry
• For feature types in annexes II or III,
  distinction between
• Placeholders only name defined, not in the IR
• Candidates name basic attributes defined, in
  the IR

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Specifications from v2 to v3

• More flexibility
• Possible extensions of INSPIRE specifications
• If conformant with Generic Conceptual Model
• Two kinds of code lists
• Centrally managed by INSPIRE
• Extensible by MS

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Specifications from v2 to v3

• Main characteristics of v3 presented during
  INSPIRE conference in Rotterdam (June 2009)
• Data specifications supplied by TWGs to JRC by
  end June-beginning July 2009
• Last editorial review cross-theme harmonisation
  at JRC during summer 2009
• v3 published on 16 September 2009

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Development of Implementing Rules

• A two-steps approach
• Document Draft Structure and Content of IR
• published with v2 of specification
• by extracting
• Common requirements from Generic Conceptual Model
• Theme-specific requirements from specifications
• for review by SDIC/LMO
• Draft Implementing Rule
• Based on v3 of specifications (and GCM)
• One document for all themes

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Development of Implementing Rules

• Review in September - October
• Inter-service consultation (European Commission)
• Informal consultation by MS
• Possible updates in November
• ? possible modifications in the specifications
• Committee meeting on 14/12/09

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Remaining actions (JRC)

• Publication of comment spreadsheet expected soon
• Report about testing later
• Registries
• Glossary
• Feature Concept Dictionary
• CRS
• Namespaces (for identifiers)
• Establishment of a Task Force (as for services)
  envisaged

Almost ready
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Other points

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Data maintenance

• Discussion Paper about maintenance of INSPIRE
  specifications
• Status
• Prepared by DT DS
• But not yet published
• Content
• Reasons for changes
• Type of changes and frequency
• Possible organisation (TWG or CEN)
• Technical organisation (tools, registries, )

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Calls from Commission

• A call for expressions of interest
• Launched in September 2009
• For a list of candidates (persons, organisations,
  consortium)
• To assist the Commission in the context of
  INSPIRE
• Possible source of editors and facilitators for
  annexes II and III
• Call of expression of interest
• To be published later
• To the SDICs and LMOs
• For the development of data specifications for
  Themes of Annex II and III
• domain experts
• reference material
• user requirements

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Testing summary

• 14.10.2009 Testing Kick Off
• 19.12.2009 Data Specs. v.2. released
• 06.03.2009 Testing Deadline
• 82 registered SDICs/LMOs
• 324 registered Wiki Accounts
• 26 Wiki Forum Threads
• 46 Wiki Forum Replies
• 80 final testing reports
• From 45 SDICs/LMOs

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Distribution of Reports

• 16 countries are represented
• (with projects even more)

European distribution, but also other countries
are represented
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SDICs/LMOs Overview

• Stronger involvement
• of SDICs
• 30 reports indicated
• cooperation
• 8 testing consortiums
• on the Wiki

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Reports by theme
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Type of test
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Transformation method
SW used for transformations
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Data quality and consistency
CRS transformation
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Metadata
Portrayal
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positives

• Local data could be more or less mapped to
  proposed INSPIRE DSs
• Understanding of the methodology
• General approach is feasible considering the
  recommendations
• Implementation of on the fly transformations
• Teaming up experience

- negatives

• Complexity of INSPIRE DSs
• Lack of time to proceed more comprehensive
  testing
• Almost no application testing done
• Low feedback on benefits
• Low support GML 3.2.1