[Inspire-data] greetings, queries

[Just van den Broecke]

Dear Jo,

And hello from us on the list ! This list has been dormant since 
november 11, 2009. I think we were remaining in the brainstorming phase 
based on http://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/INSPIRE_data_experiments
There is also a forum on Geo FOSS for INSPIRE:
http://inspire-forum.jrc.ec.europa.eu/pg/groups/3180/inspire-and-open-source-software/
(also dormant).

At this moment I don't have definite answers for you. I don't even know 
if others on this list have been involved in INSPIRE implementations, 
except Jeroen Ticheler, he may expand on GeoNetwork.

I can add some of the Dutch Kadaster status. I am contracting for the 
Dutch Kadaster in INSPIRE in the context of ESDIN/EURADIN. Here are some 
of the results: http://inspire.kademo.nl/doc

My personal idea is that we can provide a reasonably generic Geo FOSS 
stack for at least INSPIRE download/WFS services (and metadata). This 
stack is generic in the sense that it could be reused within local 
member states. Only the ETL part is locally-specific. See 
http://inspire.kademo.nl/doc/architecture.html
Note that this approach pre-transforms local data to an INSPIRE DB in 
PostGIS. This case worked very well for Cadastral Parcels and Addresses. 
Within ESDIN we were the first NMA to deliver an INSPIRE WFS. On-the-fly 
transformation within the WFS is the nirwana, but IMHO has many drawbacks.

The ETL-part was done with GDAL/OGR and XSLT for Dutch 
addresses/parcels. This was reasonably trivial, also since the XSLT 
output were PostGIS statements. I realize that here many NMAs require 
visual tools. I have spent some time with Humboldt tools but mainly 
didn't find time to use these in the project. XSLT+shell+PostGIS' 
ST_Transform() is sometimes so easy ;-).

Some other NMAs did a similar setup. While working on this project I 
noticed that the some NMAs become attracted to the visual tools and 
glossy leaflets from closed source vendors. This is at least one area 
lacking in the stack.

best,

--Just

Just van den Broecke  just at justobjects.nl
The Netherlands       http://www.justobjects.nl


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Jo Walsh wrote:
> dear all,
> 
> Dropping a note to say hello, after Just mentioned this list on the main 
> osgeo-discuss yesterday.
> 
> I'm working at the EDINA National Datacentre in Edinburgh, which is in 
> ESDIN, though I only see a small part of it via WP8 on metadata and 
> quality.
> 
> EDINA runs the *current* national geoportal prototype, not the INSPIRE 
> one, and is setting up a GeoNetwork for the Scottish SDI.
> 
> Intruiged by the mentions of Humboldt in the archives, I was hearing a 
> lot about it when it started, but it seems to have gone quiet.
> 
> As mentioned on the main list I'm putting together a talk about the Geo 
> FOSS INSPIRE stack - I now have a lot of references to different efforts 
> to follow up.
> 
> I wonder what will happen on this list - are we just sharing war 
> stories, or is there a plan to produce a distribution, case studies, etc 
> - a marketing or development effort or both? ;)
> 
> good luck,
> 
> 
> jo
>