[Aust-NZ] ESRI/Google indexing spatial data. Where is OGC?

[Shoaib Burq]

OGC is still relevant because KML is now a pure OGC standard and KML
is becoming a default format for the GeoWeb.

Having said that, there are companies who have already started
indexing (or storing) data originating from governments and NGOs.
(check out   http://finder.geocommons.com/).  Notice Geocommons
provide the ability to expose FGDC metadata and make the vector data
(at least) available as Shapefiles.

That appears to smell a lot like a professional GIS person would want,
what do people think?

So at the moment there isn't a lot of Australian data.

Shoaib Burq



On Mon, May 26, 2008 at 4:33 PM,  <Bruce.Bannerman at dpi.vic.gov.au> wrote:
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> IMO:
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> Cameron,
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> I think that this is only a simplistic part of the 'search' debate.
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> It will certainly not replace the need for quality spatial metadata or
> metadata catalogues.
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> When you look at the potential shown by OGC's OWS-5 work, I suspect that the
> need for quality and definitive catalogues / registries will increase
> (dramatically).
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> For further comments, see my response to Adena's post at:
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> http://apb.directionsmag.com/archives/4293-GoogleESRI-Announcement-in-Plain-English.html
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> Bruce Bannerman
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> Cameron Shorter <cameron.shorter at gmail.com>
> Sent by: aust-nz-bounces at lists.osgeo.org
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> 27/05/2008 06:19 AM
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> To
> shoaib <saburq at gmail.com>
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> standards at lists.osgeo.org, Aust-NZ OSGeo <Aust-NZ at lists.osgeo.org>
> Subject
> Re: [Aust-NZ] ESRI/Google indexing spatial data. Where is OGC?
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> OSGeo Standards,
> From the Australian/New Zealand discussions about developing Geonetwork
> comes this announcement:
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> shoaib wrote:
>> On the topic of Web2.0 at Where2.0 conference last week, ESRI and
>> Google made a joint announcement stating a partnership to start
>> indexing spatial data and spatial web services on Google search
>> technology. The implications of this are huge from the perspective of
>> the industry as a whole. This opened a lot of questions about the
>> place of OGC Catalogue Services.
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> Does anyone know if ESRI/Google will be using Standards to achieve their
> indexing?
> Ie, can Open Source packages like Geonetwork plug into this new work?
> Should we  be worrying about vendor lock out?
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