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Data Harmonisation And Publication For Nature Conservation Presented by Richard Rombouts Authors: Melissa Burns, Richard Rombouts, Snowflake Software Fabio Vinci, Giacomo Martirano, Epsilon Italia
INSPIRE Data Harmonisation Data Specifications Annex I, II and III Data Access Network Services
Not a unique project Aviation Geology Air Quality Clean Air For Europe (CAFE)
The NatureSDIplus Project Best practice network for SDI in Nature Conservation: www.nature-sdi.eu
The challenges Source data held in non-conformant formats INSPIRE requires the creation of previously uncaptured data (e.g. Owner label) Cross boundary working means different coordinate reference systems in use Publication of sensitive data (e.g. location of endangered species) Multilingual and multicultural audience
Nature Conservation in INSPIRE Key INSPIRE data themes: Protected Sites (Annex I) Biogeographical regions (Annex III) Habitats and biotopes (Annex III) Species Distribution (Annex III)
Data Harmonisation Epsilon was one of the first NatureSDI members to publish an INSPIRE compliant dataset Proved that a standard off-the-shelf software tool supports the INSPIRE requirements; no coding was involved Create data translation & database mapping Use of constants to include uncaptured data Perform coordinate transformations to single CRS Truncate data in line with INSPIRE specification Create GML 3.2.1 Validation against INSPIRE specifications
Create INSPIRE compliant data Relational database model Relational database type XML Path INSPIRE datatype INSPIRE sample GML output
Data Access Nature-SDI became one of first projects to deliver an INSPIRE Direct Access Service using WFS 2.0 Partners of Nature-SDI project achieved outcomes and benefits in excess of original requirements. Deliver GML as required by INSPIRE Publish to GML 3.2.1 (INSPIRE Data Specification) Deploy Direct Access Service in short timeframe for data access Create WFS 2.0 without coding Publish KML files and serve through consumer mapping apps such as Google Earth
Create a Direct Access Service
How did they do it? SQL Query Data Request Database Records Schema transformation SQL Query NatureSDI Geoportal Protected Sites Database Records Schema transformation Data Request Server Transformation configuration Google Earth Database table information Desktop
A successful experience FME,XmlSpy,deegr Two main reasons for a successful experience in harmonising spatial datasets ee; 1; 1,6% according to the INSPIRE gml application schemas: Geoconverter; 8; as a practitioner who: 12,7% initially remapped one Natura2000 national dataset (1 shp + 1 Access RDBMS downloaded from GO Publisher; 30; HALE; EIONET) 10; 15,9% from the Standard Data Form of EEA to the PS-natura2000 INSPIRE gml application schema (all gml elements mandatory!) 47,6% then remapped again to the INSPIRE PS-full xsd (after that PS-natura2000 was deprecated with version 3.1 of DS) in both cases successfully validated the harmonised datasets, both against the INSPIRE target schemas and the relevant schematron rules in both cases managed to deploy a WFS 2.0 with very few clicks Arc GIS Desktop as the coordinator of the DH-TWG (Data Harmonisation Technical Working Group) inside the 9.3, Quantum GIS, EU project NATURE-SDIplus who: OGR tools, Altova coordinated the harmonisation of 234 spatial datasets belonging to 4 INSPIRE data themes (PS, BR, MapForce, Oxygen HB, SD), assisting 20 different Data Providers from 17 different EU Member States, which used 14 different harmonisation XML tool-configurations Editor, (Humboldt tools); 14; 22,2%
Conclusions Using Commercial-off-the-shelf Software helped Epsilon meeting their project requirements: Data Harmonisation Data translation & database mapping Constants to create uncaptured data Perform coordinate transformations to single CRS Truncate data in line with INSPIRE specification Validation against INSPIRE specification Data Publication Deliver GML as required by INSPIRE Publish to GML 3.2.1 (INSPIRE Data Specification) Deploy WFS 2.0 in days Publish KML files and serve through consumer mapping apps such as Google Earth
Contact us: Richard Rombouts Giacomo Martirano richard.rombouts@snowflakesoftware.com g.martirano@epsilon-italia.it
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