[Aust-NZ] Re: Help write Spatial at Gov keynote speach [SEC=UNCLASSIFIED]

[Ben.Searle at ga.gov.au]

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Cameron

Those areas sound good. An important message is that metadata should be used to describe both data and web based services. The move by governments in to the Web2.0 space is dependent on metadata.

Likewise, the ANZLIC concept of the Spatial Marketplace can only work with metadata covering both data and services. Machine to machine interactions in the Web2.0 world will rely on metadata.

Finally, in terms of the Australian Government, the ANZMet Lite tool we have developed for ANZLIC has a development plan where we include capabilities to integrate AGLS with the ISO spatial standard. We need to ensure that standards are complied with. We have a situation in the emergency management space where an un named department is merging two metadata standards to create a 'new' standard. This will be Australian only 'standard' that will not be supported by any software vendor.

A strong coordination and compliance directive from the Aust Govt is required and perhaps the Senator may wish to comment on the need for a strong leading agency.

I hope this helps and I would be keen to talk to Pia at more length on this and related issues.

Regards



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----- Original Message -----
From: Cameron Shorter <cameron.shorter at gmail.com>
To: Pia Waugh <greebo at pipka.org>; Aust-NZ OSGeo <Aust-NZ at lists.osgeo.org>; Searle Ben; Bruce Bannerman <B.Bannerman at bom.gov.au>; Abbas Rajabifard <abbas.r at unimelb.edu.au>
Cc: Jim Groffen <jim.groffen at lisasoft.com>; Roald de Wit <roald.dewit at lisasoft.com>
Sent: Fri Jun 12 19:59:43 2009
Subject: Help write Spatial at Gov keynote speach

OSGeo Aust/NZ chapter,

Pia Waugh, who is helping write Senator Kate Lundy's keynote speech at
the Spatial at Gov conference Monday/Tuesday next week has asked if we can
provide information about spatial metadata that should be incorporated
into Kate's speech.

What we need to do is provide Pia with ideas before Saturday evening if
we want to get the messages aired.
Off the top of my head, I think we should cover:

History of Australian Geospatial Metadata & initiatives
* ...
* ANZLIC backing of Geonetwork
* ANZLIC announcing the release of ANZ Met Lite at Spatial at Gov
* Melbourne Uni project in this space

What is the world perspective on Metadata
* OGC standards
* INSPIRE initiatives?

The value of metadata
*

The difficulty in collecting quality metadata
*

What can government do
* Require researchers to collect metadata with their research in an
appropriate format

Please reply with any ideas you have on any of these topics. I plan to
collate comments on Saturday evening.

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