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Co-ordinating the work of INSPIRE data providersacross the UK
Andrew Newman, Lisa Smith &
Ray Boguslawski
AgendaAn introduction to UK Location• Right to data• The UK Location Strategy
Communities• What is a community?• Communities in business• Our engagement challenge
Engaging with INSPIRE data providers
• Theme Administration
• Theme Groups
• Progress
Conclusions
• Has the approach worked?
“Setting government data free will bring
significant economic benefits by enabling
businesses and non-profit organisations to
build innovative applications and websites”
Right to data
• Transparency
• Open Data
• Linked Data
• Open Government Licence and
UK Government Licensing
Framework
• Public Data Corporation
• OS OpenData
• GeoPlace LLP
• Public Sector mapping
Agreement
The UK Location Strategy
Deliver better public services using location information
• We know what data we have and avoid duplicating it
• We use common reference data so we know we are talking about the
same places
• We share location-related information through a common
infrastructure of standards technology and business relationships
• We have appropriate skills, both among geographic professionals
and amongst other professional groups who use location info or
support its use
• We have strong leadership and governance to drive through change
including the implementation of this strategy and INSPIRE
Community approach
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Communities in business
Communities of Practice - Informal teams with a common interest
that work together to realise outcomes.
What’s the
purpose?
Who belongs? What holds it
together?
How long does it
last?
Community of
Practice
To develop
members
capabilities;
To build and
exchange
knowledge
Members select
themselves
Passion,
commitment,
identification with
groups expertise
As long as there
is an interest
within the group
Business Team To deliver a set of
products or
services
Everyone who
reports to the
teams manager
Job requirement
and common
goals
Until the next
reorganisation
Project team To accomplish a
specific task
Employees
assigned to the
project
The projects
milestones and
goals
Until the project
closes
After Wenger & Snyder, Harvard Business Review 2000
Communities in business
Benefits
• They help drive strategy
• They lead to new business lines
• They solve problems quickly
• They transfer best practice
• They develop professional skills
• They help companies retain talent
Needs
• A subject
• A facilitator
• Time and space
• Opportunities to demonstrate value
Theme Administration
Our approach to ensuring the UK is delivering the data and
services required by INSPIRE
• Theme by Theme
• Lead Organisation or Theme Group (Community)
• UK scale
ResearchDefine
approach
Develop
theme plan
Deliver
theme plan
Monitoring & reporting
Theme Groups
• Communities of Practice
• Based around an INSPIRE Theme
• Data Providers and Other Thematic Experts
• Leader
• Long Term Role
Activities
• Maintain a dataset list for theme
• Provide advice and guidance to help peers assess their data
• Work together to identify publication routes and define harmonisation and interoperability approaches
• Provide a expert views on activities like review of draft data specifications
• Share experience in the production, publication and use of theme data
• Contribute to UK INSPIRE monitoring activities
Theme Group Progress...
Forming and Storming
• We brought the groups together and engaged members
• Some basic activities to help groups norm
• Identified circa 350 candidate INSPIRE annex I & II datasets
• Reviewed in the round to confirm 235 INSPIRE datasets
• Key decisions published to help others
• Produced position statements showing progress/decisions/criteria
etc
• Identified leaders for each of the groups
Norming & Performing
• Theme Group Leaders are developing Theme Plans
Theme ProgressApproach Approx.
No. Orgs
No. Datasets
Coordinate Reference Systems - - -
Geographical Grid Systems - - -
Geographical names TG 9 10
Administrative units TG 8 1
Addresses TG 4 4
Cadastral parcels TG 3 2
Transport networks TG 11 10
Hydrography TG 8 35
Protected sites TG 11 43
Elevation TG 3* 23
Land cover TG 5 1
OrthoImagery TG 2* 2
Geology LO 1 58
Other UK Location Data (non-INSPIRE) - - 533
* More research required once Data Specs available
Conclusions: Has the approach worked?
Generally our approach to Theme Administration is working
• We have made significant progress in each theme
• Data Published is more consistent as a result of our work
• The programme is aware of the current and expected situation for
each theme.
• But... Theme Groups are not as dynamic as anticipated
There is a feeling of community
• Participants are committed to Theme Groups attending meetings,
doing research, questioning and offering views
• More experienced organisations help less experience
• There is healthy debate
• A shared desire to succeed.
Find out more...
Andrew Newman, Business Engagement Manager
• @AndNewmanGeo
Lisa Smith, UK Location Programme Manager
Ray Boguslawski, UK Location Programme Director
location.defra.gov.uk @UKLocation
