<font size=2 face="sans-serif">Dear Sir or Madam, </font>
<br>
<br><font size=2 face="sans-serif">You are kindly invited to review the
working group draft of the GeoDCAT Application Profile, an extension of
the DCAT application profile (DCAT-AP) for describing geospatial datasets,
dataset series, and services.</font>
<br><font size=2 face="sans-serif">GeoDCAT-AP provides an RDF syntax binding
for the union of metadata elements defined in the core profile of ISO 19115:2003
and those defined in the framework of the INSPIRE Directive.</font>
<br>
<br><font size=2 face="sans-serif">The GeoDCAT-AP specification can be
downloaded from:</font>
<br><a href=https://joinup.ec.europa.eu/node/139283><font size=2 color=blue face="sans-serif"><u>https://joinup.ec.europa.eu/node/139283#Distributions</u></font></a>
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<br><font size=2 face="sans-serif">The specification is accompanied by
an XSLT script, which allows the automated conversion of ISO 19139 metadata
records into GeoDCAT-AP format</font><a href="https://webgate.ec.europa.eu/CITnet/stash/projects/ODCKAN/repos/iso-19139-to-dcat-ap/"></a>
<br><font size=2 color=blue face="sans-serif"><u>https://webgate.ec.europa.eu/CITnet/stash/projects/ODCKAN/repos/iso-19139-to-dcat-ap/</u>
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<br><font size=2 face="sans-serif">The public review period will last until
30 August 2015.</font>
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<br><font size=2 face="sans-serif">Please submit your feedback by sending
comments and suggestions to the GeoDCAT-AP mailing list: </font><a href="mailto:dcat_application_profile-geo@joinup.ec.europa.eu"><font size=2 color=blue face="sans-serif"><u>dcat_application_profile-geo@joinup.ec.europa.eu</u></font></a><font size=2 color=blue face="sans-serif">.</font><font size=2 face="sans-serif">
The feedback received will be discussed by the GeoDCAT-AP Working Group
in early September. Final publication of application profile is foreseen
for October 2015.</font>
<br>
<br><font size=2 face="sans-serif">The full text of the call is available
from Joinup:</font>
<br><a href=https://joinup.ec.europa.eu/node/144506/><font size=2 color=blue face="sans-serif"><u>https://joinup.ec.europa.eu/node/144506/</u></font></a><font size=2 color=blue face="sans-serif">
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<br><font size=2 face="sans-serif">The intended use case of GeoDCAT-AP
is to make spatial datasets, data series, and services searchable on general
data portals, thereby making geospatial information better searchable across
borders and sectors. This can be achieved by the exchange of descriptions
of data sets among data portals using a common exchange format.</font>
<br>
<br><font size=2 face="sans-serif">GeoDCAT-AP has been developed in the
context of Action 1.1 – Improving semantic interoperability in European
eGovernment systems of the European Commission’s Interoperability Solutions
for European Public Administrations (ISA) programme. The DCAT-AP is a joint
initiative of four Directorates-General of the European Commission: the
Joint Research Centre, DG DIGIT (ISA Programme), DG CONNECT and the Publications
Office of the EU. </font>
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<br><font size=2 face="sans-serif">Looking forward to receiving your feedback.</font>
<br><font size=2 face="sans-serif">Ana Fernández de Soria<br>
- On behalf of the ISA Programme</font>
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*be_pwc_b*</font>
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