International Association for Mathematical Geology XIth
International Congress Universite de Liege, Belgium Tuesday 5 th
September 2006 The IUGS-CGI international geoscience information
interoperability testbed Tim Duffy BGS Edinburgh, [email protected]:
+44 (0) 131 650 [email protected] E. Boisvert, S. Cox, B.R.
Johnson, O. Raymond, S.M. Richard, F. Robida, J.J. Serrano, B.
Simons, L.K. Stolen Further information:
https://www.seegrid.csiro.au/twiki/bin/view/CGIModel/TestBed2 Slide
2 GeoSciML = GeoScience Markup Language An international (IUGS)
application of GML3.1.1 (an XML schema= Geography Markup Language)
for sharing geologic information Data Model Working Group IUGS
Commission for the Management and Application of Geoscience
Information (CGI) Slide 3 Outline Exchanging geologic map
information Provide geologic map data via geospatial web services
Developing a standard GML data format IUGS development of GML
application specification (GeoSciML), testbed Future Activities
public release and evaluation Demonstration Slide 4 Slide 5
Motivation International geologic data interoperability Mature open
geospatial standards (OGC, ISO) Commitment of data providers to
provide data to users in a standardized format Evolving distributed
information system environment CanadaUSAUKFrance Germany Korea
Japan Denmark Sweden Finland NetherlandsAustraliaPolandCzech Slide
6 Framework Multiple levels of interoperability systems syntax
schematic semantic interoperability GeoSciML (data structure)
Ontology/Vocabulary (data content - information) Geoscience GML
(data language) WFS, WMS, WCS, (data systems) OGC Standards Slide 7
Approach: International consensus International consortium of major
providers of geologic map data IUGS Commission for Management and
Application of Geoscience Info. Face-to-face meetings and Twiki
Start with those geoscience objects that form the main components
of a geological map (geological units, faults, contacts, and their
defining concepts) expand later to other geoscience domains Re-use,
revise and extend existing standards GML (OGC) NADM XMML others
Test with common off-the-shelf software (COTS) National map
databases Industry partnerships Slide 8 Triassic Triassic intrusion
physical model: GML-XML UML to GML"> Approach: GeoSciML design
Conceptual Logical Physical GML schema design conceptual model: no
GML logical model: GML-UML physical model: XML Granite, syenite,
volcanogenic sandstone, conglomerate, minor trachyte lava Mount
Leinster Igneous Complex typicalNorm Triassic Triassic intrusion
physical model: GML-XML UML to GML Slide 9 Activities: workgroup
progress 1. Nov. 2003 15 countries represented; agree to share
info. using OGC web services Form Data Model Collaboration Working
Group (DMC WG) of IUGS-CGI 2. Dec. 2004 review existing models set
up teams to model geological units, materials, structures,
boreholes showed Testbed 1 at IGC32 Florence August 2004 for WFS
boreholes 3. Aug. 2005 GeoSciML beta, specified Testbed 2, sharing
geologic maps GeoSciML 1.0 in Jan. 06 4. April 2006 GeoSciML 1.1
revisions, clarify Testbed 2 use cases GeoSciML 1.1 May 06 Slide 10
Activities: Testbed 2 What is a Testbed? In the context of OGC's
Interoperability Program, a testbed is a collaborative activity in
which sponsors provide interoperability requirements and financial
support and technology providers team to develop prototype
interoperability interfaces, protocols etc. that meet those
requirements. The testbed concludes with a public demonstration,
and the prototype-derived specifications are taken forward. Slide
11 Participants today with you also from tomorrow? Canada, USA, UK,
France, Australia, Sweden Use cases display map, query one feature,
return attributes in GeoSciML query several map features, return
GeoSciML file for download reclassify map features based on
GeoSciML GeologicAge or Lithology Activities: Testbed 2 Slide 12
intrusion Triassic Use Case 1Display and Query Feature display map
query feature return GeoSciML"> Hornblende-biotite-pyroxene
syenite: grey to pale orange, medium to coarse grained,
equigranular intrusion Triassic Use Case 1Display and Query Feature
display map query feature return GeoSciML Slide 13 Use Case
2Multiple Feature Download select area download GeoSciML Slide 14
Use Case 3Reclassify by Age or Lithology AGE LITHOLOGY RECOLOUR MAP
BY: RECOLOUR MAP BY APPLYING IUGS CLASSIFICATION SCHEME: Slide 15
GeoServer Keyworth, UK GeoServer Canberra, Australia Cocoon
Uppalla, Sweeden ? Tulson, Arizona Phoenix (Vancouver) Cocoon
Ottawa, Canada GDR, Oracle & ArcIMS (Ottawa) Oracle Spatial
GeoServer GeoScience Victoria, Australia Cocoon Reston, Virginia
Ionic Red Spider for WMS BRGM Java for WFS Orlans, France Using
Open Geospatial Consortium (OGC) WMS and WFS web services GeoSciML
Testbed 2 physical architecture: POJO Slide 16 GML Client WMS WFS
WMS WFS WMS WFS WMS WFS GeoSciML GA BGS USGS GSC USGS schema BGS
schema GA schema GSC schema a standard GML schema for geological
data Slide 17 GML Client WMS WFS WMS WFS WMS WFS WMS WFS GeoSciML
GA BGS USGS GSC USGS schema BGS schema GA schema GSC schema a
standard GML schema for geological data conduct a multi-country
testbed Canada USA UK Australia Slide 18 GML Client WMS WFS WMS WFS
WMS WFS WMS WFS GeoSciML GA BGS USGS GSC USGS schema BGS schema GA
schema GSC schema a standard GML schema for geological data conduct
a multi-country testbed demonstrate need for data content standards
Slide 19 Data Content Standards Slide 20 A Boreholes section from
the BGS logs near Dover across the Channel to the BRGM logs on the
Calais coast Slide 21 Results Use-case 1: query feature Query one
map feature (e.g. a geologic unit) and return GeoSciML Slide 22
Results Use-case 2: download features Download map features in view
as GeoSciML Slide 23 Results Use-case 3: re-classify features Use
standard legend (symbols, terms) for rock types and ages Slide 24
Activities: Testbed 2 Slide 25 Testbed2 use case 1 Slide 26 Slide
27 Testbed2 use case 2 Slide 28 Slide 29 Slide 30 Testbed2 use case
3 Slide 31 Slide 32 Significant Outcomes GeoSciML adopted as
national standard Australia (federal and state geological surveys)
EU: being submitted to INSPIRE (EU Spatial Data Infrastructure)
BGS, BRGM, SGU already committed to its development USGS and GSC
committed to use this standard rather than NADM GeoSciML Workshop /
Session: GeoSciML 1.1 and Testbed 2 September 2006, Liege, BE,
IAMG06 public forum for GeoSciML 1.1 and Testbed 2 special session
at IAMG06 Slide 33 Next: GeoSciML Task Group meeting: 5. Testbed 2
meeting Sept 2006, Brussels, BE make progress on GeoSciML 2.0
review GeoSciML 1.1 Slide 34 GeoSciML collaboration for standard
geologic map data format an application of international geospatial
standards (ISO, OGC) derived from NADM, XMML, and others to be
released as IUGS-CGI specification in 2006/7 international testbed
is in progress Web sites CGI-DMC WG home
http://www.bgs.ac.uk/cgi_web/tech_collaboration/data_model/data_model.html
CGI-DMC WG twiki
https://www.seegrid.csiro.au/twiki/bin/view/CGIModel/ Summary Slide
35 Participants GeoSciML development team: Eric Boisvert (GSC)
Boyan Brodaric (GSC) Tim Duffy (BGS) Marcus Sen (BGS) John Laxton
(BGS) Simon Cox (CSIRO) Bruce Johnson (USGS) Steve Richard
(AZGS-USGS) Jean-Jacques Serrano (BRGM) Bruce Simons (GSV) Lars
Stolen (SGU) Leslie Wyborn/Dale Percival (GA) Slide 36 Questions?
And see
https://www.seegrid.csiro.au/twiki/bin/view/CGIModel/TestBed2
