Global Spatial Data Global Spatial Data Infrastructure (GSDI) Infrastructure (GSDI)

Technical Working Group Technical Working Group statusstatus

Douglas Nebert

GSDI Secretariat and

U.S. Federal Geographic Data Committee

Technical ActivitiesTechnical Activities Support for communities of Support for communities of

practicepractice Training activitiesTraining activities Reference software assessmentReference software assessment Cookbook developmentsCookbook developments Coordination with Standards Coordination with Standards

BodiesBodies Technical ChallengesTechnical Challenges

Communities of PracticeCommunities of Practice

GSDI Secretariat has invested Staff GSDI Secretariat has invested Staff support in coordination, consultation, support in coordination, consultation, deployment of enabling software for:deployment of enabling software for:– UNGIWG demonstration projectUNGIWG demonstration project– Geographic Information for Sustainable Geographic Information for Sustainable

Development (GISD) Pilot in AfricaDevelopment (GISD) Pilot in Africa

http://clearinghouse5.fgdc.gov/gisdhttp://clearinghouse5.fgdc.gov/gisd – Clearinghouse for Afghanistan to beginClearinghouse for Afghanistan to begin

SDI TrainingSDI Training

GSDI Staff and TWG members have GSDI Staff and TWG members have offered SDI awareness/training courses:offered SDI awareness/training courses:

EritreaEritrea ZimbabweZimbabwe ChinaChina GenevaGeneva Redlands, CA USARedlands, CA USA KenyaKenya JapanJapan South PacificSouth Pacific

CODI (Ethiopia)CODI (Ethiopia) AfricaGIS (Nairobi)AfricaGIS (Nairobi) GASSIA WorkshopGASSIA Workshop South AfricaSouth Africa MaliMali EcuadorEcuador US-Canada (Denver)US-Canada (Denver) BrazilBrazil

SDI Training materialsSDI Training materials

Training materials used in the Training materials used in the sponsored workshops and outreach sponsored workshops and outreach are available on the GSDI websiteare available on the GSDI website

Follow-up with training recipients is Follow-up with training recipients is ongoingongoing

Participation in curriculum Participation in curriculum development is encouraged by development is encouraged by youyou as volunteersas volunteers

SDI Support SoftwareSDI Support Software GSDI seeks to locate well-documented GSDI seeks to locate well-documented

reference implementation software for reference implementation software for distribution to accelerate SDI distribution to accelerate SDI implementation:implementation:– Catalog Service software (Isite)Catalog Service software (Isite)– Metadata Collection Software (Enraemed)Metadata Collection Software (Enraemed)– Web Map Service software (MNmapserver)Web Map Service software (MNmapserver)– Javascript OGC WMS Viewer (Multiviewer)Javascript OGC WMS Viewer (Multiviewer)– ESRI GSDI/Global Map Grant programESRI GSDI/Global Map Grant program

Seeking other resources to advertise on Seeking other resources to advertise on the websitethe website

Cookbook StatusCookbook Status

Cookbook contributions coordinated Cookbook contributions coordinated from international volunteers by GSDI from international volunteers by GSDI SecretariatSecretariat

SDI Implementation Guide SDI Implementation Guide (Cookbook) published as Version 1.1, (Cookbook) published as Version 1.1, May 2001May 2001- English- English - Spanish- Spanish

- Chinese- Chinese - Polish (in process)- Polish (in process) Terminology (Chapter 10) in work by Terminology (Chapter 10) in work by

AustraliaAustralia

Regional recipesRegional recipes

Activity in Africa to develop Activity in Africa to develop examples for an African version of examples for an African version of the Cookbook (UNECA, EIS-Africa, the Cookbook (UNECA, EIS-Africa, GSDI)GSDI)

European case studies and chapter European case studies and chapter contributions are being developed contributions are being developed (AGILE)(AGILE)

OGC is supporting creation of specific OGC is supporting creation of specific recipes for OpenGIS services by recipes for OpenGIS services by vendors and academic institutionsvendors and academic institutions

Interoperability PagesInteroperability Pages

GSDI Secretariat, with help from GSDI Secretariat, with help from member experts is creating an member experts is creating an interoperability section for the interoperability section for the websitewebsite– Summary and interpretation of current Summary and interpretation of current

specifications and standardsspecifications and standards– Links to resource documents and Links to resource documents and

discussionsdiscussions– Links to applications using standardsLinks to applications using standards

GSDI and Standards GSDI and Standards AdvocacyAdvocacy

OpenGIS OpenGIS Consortium, W3CConsortium, W3C

Software interfaces(ImplementationSpecifications)

ISO TC 211ISO TC 211

Foundations forimplementation.

(Abstract standards)

NationalNationalStandardsStandards

Content standards,Authority for data

Endorsed practices and specification

s

SDISDI

OtherNSDIs

RegionalSDI Coordination

Coordination with Coordination with Standards BodiesStandards Bodies

GSDI is Class A Liaison with ISO TC 211GSDI is Class A Liaison with ISO TC 211– Attended Lisbon and Bangkok PlenariesAttended Lisbon and Bangkok Plenaries– Interested in collaboration in OutreachInterested in collaboration in Outreach

OGC interest in supporting national and OGC interest in supporting national and international communities of practiceinternational communities of practice– Regional Pilots (Africa GISD)Regional Pilots (Africa GISD)– Community PilotsCommunity Pilots

Technical Infrastructure Technical Infrastructure ‘Stack’‘Stack’

User Interfaces

Integrative Services(Application Servers)

Access Services

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spatial data metadata

catalog

transformation

data access

web mapping data fusion

lookup

symbolization overlay data integrationuser interface generation

authentication

service chainmodelIntegrative Services

Access Services

schemasInformation Sources

browser client application client otherUser Interfaces

registrationvalidation

feature type catalog place name gazetteer

symbolsspatial data metadata

catalog

transformation

data access

web mappingsymbolization

user interface generation

schemas

registration

feature type catalog place name gazetteer

symbols

Current ISO or OGC Standards or specifications

Technical ChallengesTechnical Challenges

Integrating multiple standards and Integrating multiple standards and specifications together to create a specifications together to create a system more than the system more than the Sum of the Sum of the Parts Parts

Communicating complex standards Communicating complex standards and designs in appropriate ways for and designs in appropriate ways for different consumersdifferent consumers

Developing authoritative online Developing authoritative online resources for national and resources for national and international useinternational use

EducationEducation

Continue to develop “Big Picture” Continue to develop “Big Picture” designs of how the standards and designs of how the standards and specifications work together in an SDIspecifications work together in an SDI

Requirement to build a common set Requirement to build a common set of educational materials (modules) of educational materials (modules) for use to teach different audiences for use to teach different audiences (policy makers and technicians) (policy makers and technicians) technical and policy-oriented contenttechnical and policy-oriented content

APIAPI

API

API

API

UI

MetadataDB/Index

MetadataDB/Index Catalog

Service

CatalogService

GEOdataAccessService

GEOdataAccessService

Web MappingService

Web MappingService

CatalogClient

CatalogClient

UserUser

Data/FileManagement

System

Data/FileManagement

System

GeoprocessingService

GeoprocessingService

Symbols

currentcurrent

InterfaceUI

Software/Service

Information

SpatialData

SpatialData

MetadataMetadata

Function

are derived

from

are loadedto or

stored in

is exposedto the Internet

through a

MetadataMetadata

queries for data or services

stored in

is exposedto the Internet

through a

may reference instances

may be coupled

to or integrated

with

plannedplanned

API

draws layers from

makesmapsfrom

UI

UI

managedthrough

managedthrough

GatewayGateway

interacts with

distributes to and collates from multiple

ThesaurusThesaurus

GazetteerGazetteer

enhancesquerywith

enhancesquerywith

UI

1. builds query screens for2. submits queries/requests to3. returns search responses

1 2 3

UI

enter/update

UI

managedthrough

may senddata to

now: planned.:

are derived for each

managedthrough

API

providesapplication

accessthrough

APIregister

ApplicationApplication

Plans for GSDI TWGPlans for GSDI TWG

Reconvene and re-evaluate roles Reconvene and re-evaluate roles and activities of Technical WGand activities of Technical WG

Redesign GSDI website resources Redesign GSDI website resources for technical practices and for technical practices and standardsstandards

Meeting of all interested in TWG on Meeting of all interested in TWG on Wednesday 18 Sept from 13:00-Wednesday 18 Sept from 13:00-14:00 (bring food) Szent Istvan 14:00 (bring food) Szent Istvan Room, Mercure Buda Hotel Room, Mercure Buda Hotel

Douglas NebertDouglas Nebert

GSDI SecretariatGSDI Secretariat

http://www.gsdi.orghttp://www.gsdi.org

U.S. Federal Geographic Data U.S. Federal Geographic Data CommitteeCommittee

http://www.fgdc.govhttp://www.fgdc.gov

ddnebert@fgdc.govddnebert@fgdc.gov