7th Framework Programme ENV.2010.4.1.2-2 Integrating new data visualisation approaches of earth Systems into GEOSS development Project Nr: 265178 QUAlity aware VIsualisation for the Global Earth Observation system of systems Deliverable D1.8 Cooperation with other relevant projects and initiatives (final report) Version 1.0 Due date of deliverable: 31/01/2014 Actual submission date: 31/03/2014 FP7 Project Nr: 265178 Project start date: 01 Feb 2011 Acronym: GeoViQua Project title: QUAlity aware VIsualisation for the Global Earth Observation system of systems Theme: ENV.2010.4.1.2‐2 Theme title: Integrating new data visualisation approaches of earth Systems into GEOSS development Document control page Title Creator D1.8 Cooperation with other relevant projects and initiatives (final report) IS_CREAF Publisher IS_CREAF and JM_CREAF Cooperation with other relevant project and initiatives related to GEOSS GeoViQua Consortium Contributors GeoViQua Partners Type Text Format MS-Word Language EN-GB Creation date 31/01/2014 Version number 0.5 Version date 31/03/2014 Editor Description Last modified by Rights Dissemination level Nature Copyright © 2014, GeoViQua Consortium CO (confidential, only for members of the consortium) X PU (public) PP (restricted to other programme participants) RE (restricted to a group specified by the consortium) When restricted, access granted to: R (report) P (prototype) D (demonstrator) X O (other) Draft WP leader accepted Review status Action requested Requested deadline PMB quality controlled Where applicable: Accepted by the PTB Accepted by the PTB as public document X Coordinator accepted to be revised by all GeoViQua partners for approval of the WP leader for approval of the PMB for approval of the Project Coordinator for approval of the PTB 31/03/2014 FP7 Project Nr: 265178 Project start date: 01 Feb 2011 Acronym: GeoViQua Project title: QUAlity aware VIsualisation for the Global Earth Observation system of systems Theme: ENV.2010.4.1.2‐2 Theme title: Integrating new data visualisation approaches of earth Systems into GEOSS development Revision history Version 0.1 0.2 2.0 Date 01-01-2014 12-03-2014 30-03-2014 Modified by JM_CREAF IS_CREAF JM_CREAF Comments Created from the D 1.7 Complementing information Final version Institution Contributors CREAF JM_CREAF: Joan Masó, IS_CREAF: Ivette Serral Copyright © 2014, GeoViQua Consortium The GeoViQua Consortium grants third parties the right to use and distribute all or parts of this document, provided that the GeoViQua project and the document are properly referenced. 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FP7 Project Nr: 265178 Project start date: 01 Feb 2011 Acronym: GeoViQua Project title: QUAlity aware VIsualisation for the Global Earth Observation system of systems Theme: ENV.2010.4.1.2‐2 Theme title: Integrating new data visualisation approaches of earth Systems into GEOSS development Table of Contents 1. Introduction ..............................................................................................................................................5 2. Cooperation with other relevant projects and initiatives ....................................................................5 2.1 Cooperation with other FP7 projects.................................................................................................5 2.1.1 UncertWeb ....................................................................................................................................5 2.1.2 EGIDA ...........................................................................................................................................6 2.1.3 EuroGEOSS..................................................................................................................................9 2.1.4 GEOWOW ....................................................................................................................................9 2.1.5 EO2HEAVEN ................................................................................................................................9 2.1.6 COBWEB ....................................................................................................................................10 2.1.7 CharMe. ......................................................................................................................................11 2.1.8 GEO Balkans ..............................................................................................................................11 2.1.9 New proposal: OpenDataGEOSS...............................................................................................12 2.1.10 New proposal: ECOPotential..................................................................................................12 2.1.11 New proposal: ConnectinGEO ...............................................................................................13 2.2 Cooperation with standardization organizations .............................................................................13 2.2.1 OGC OWS-9 ...............................................................................................................................13 2.2.2 OGC OWS-10 .............................................................................................................................15 2.2.3 OGC Geospatial User Feedback Standards Working Group Charter (OGC 14-020). February 21, 2014 ...................................................................................................................................................16 2.2.4 IEEE standardization of the GEO label ......................................................................................20 2.2.5 CEN ............................................................................................................................................21 2.2.5.1 Joint CEN/TC 287 and OGC Workshop (ESA – ESRIN, 30/9/2013) .................................21 2.2.5.2 Inclusion of the GeoViQua Results and deliverables into the CEN repository. .................23 2.2.6 ISO ..............................................................................................................................................23 2.3 Cooperation with European and GEO initiatives ............................................................................27 2.3.1 INSPIRE conference (23rd - 27th June 2013, Florence, Italy) ...................................................27 2.3.2 GEOSS Science and Technology Stakeholder Network ............................................................29 2.3.2.1 1rt GEOSS Science and Technology Stakeholder Workshop ............................................29 2.3.2.2 2nd GEOSS Science and Technology Stakeholder Workshop ..........................................29 2.3.3 GEOSS EUROPEAN PROJECTS WORKSHOP (GEPW) ........................................................30 2.3.3.1 GEPW-5 .............................................................................................................................30 2.3.3.2 GEPW-6 .............................................................................................................................31 2.3.3.3 GEPW-7 .............................................................................................................................31 2.4 Cooperation with other international institutions .............................................................................42 2.4.1 IGARSS 2012 .............................................................................................................................42 2.4.2 EARSC general assembly ..........................................................................................................42 2.4.3 European Geospatial Union........................................................................................................43 2.4.4 Earthcube....................................................................................................................................43 2.4.4.1 Earthcube meeting in Bremen Germany (21/9/2012) ........................................................43 2.4.4.2 EarthCube Session at the OGC Quarterly Meeting in DC (March 2014) ..........................44 2.5 Cooperation with local initiatives .....................................................................................................45 2.5.1 Catalan Cartographic Institute (ICC) ..........................................................................................45 3. Conclusions ...........................................................................................................................................45 4. Annex A. Scientific Publication Citation, Contribution from GeoViQua to this task ......................47 4.1 Introduction .....................................................................................................................................47 4.2 Dataset-Publication Relationship ....................................................................................................49 4.2.1 Examples of publications sorted by data reference purpose ......................................................49 4.2.2 Some thoughts on the design .....................................................................................................50 FP7 Project Nr: 265178 Project start date: 01 Feb 2011 Acronym: GeoViQua Project title: QUAlity aware VIsualisation for the Global Earth Observation system of systems Theme: ENV.2010.4.1.2‐2 Theme title: Integrating new data visualisation approaches of earth Systems into GEOSS development 5. Annex B. Letter on GeoViQua Project application for “project liaison” with CEN/TC 287 ............53 6. Annex D. Complete comments on ISO/CD 19115-1............................................................................36 7. Annex D. Letter of the EC requesting the organization of the GEPW7 ............................................41 8. Annex E. Amendment request letter to incorporate OGC to the project .........................................42 9. Annex F. Geospatial User Feedback Standards Working Group Charter (OGC 14-020)................45 Figures Figure 1: Presentation of the results of the OWS-10 testbed in Cristal City USA in March 2014 .................................................................................................................................. 15 Figure 2: Motion to approve the creation of the Geospatial User Feedaback .................... 20 Figure 3: CEN meeting in Frascati in September 2013 ..................................................... 23 Figure 4: A picture of the INSPIRE 2013 Workshop organized by GeoViQua: “Quality Information Workshop: from dataset quality to individual sample” ..................................... 28 Figure 5: Agenda of the GEPW-6 ...................................................................................... 31 Figure 6: Map of the venue entrance to the GEPW7 ......................................................... 32 Figure 7: Details of the building for the GEPW7 ................................................................ 32 Figure 8: Plenary room (left) and split session room (right) for the GEPW7 ...................... 33 Figure 9: Split session rooms for the GEPW7 ................................................................... 33 Figure 10: GEPW7 website ............................................................................................... 34 Figure 11: Picture with some of the GEPW-7 assistants ................................................... 34 Figure 12 Social dinner place ............................................................................................ 40 Figure 13: Pictures of the GEPW7 event. .......................................................................... 41 Figure 14: A video about the GEPW7. ............................................................................... 41 Figure 15: Relation of main participants in IGARSS 2012 ................................................. 42 Figure 16 GeoViQua in the EarthCube parallel event in the lat OGC TC slide. ................. 44 Figure 17 First slide of the GeoViQua presentation to the PCC technical committee. ....... 45 FP7 Project Nr: 265178 Project start date: 01 Feb 2011 Acronym: GeoViQua Project title: QUAlity aware VIsualisation for the Global Earth Observation system of systems Theme: ENV.2010.4.1.2‐2 Theme title: Integrating new data visualisation approaches of earth Systems into GEOSS development 1. Introduction The objective of this deliverable is to enumerate and describe the cooperation with other relevant projects and initiatives, including other FP7 project, new possible h2020 projects, cooperation with standardization organizations, cooperation with European and GEO initiatives and cooperation with other institutions. Cooperation with OGC standards process is partially described because more details about OGC participation from the beginning of the project to 31/07/2013 can be found in D8.1 OGC, ISO standards participation and contributions report. Cooperation with GEO components, task and boards is not described in this deliverable because they are reported in D8.6 GEO tasks (STC, SIF and UIC) participation results. Participation in the AIP experiments are not described here because it is included in D8.4 Second annual report on AIP participation (AIP6) and D8.3 First annual report on AIP participation (AIP4-5). This deliverable includes all content in Deliverable 1.7 and adds the relevant cooperation actions produced after August 2012. 2. Cooperation with other relevant projects and initiatives During the execution of the GeoViQua project several other projects have been developing simultaneously. Some of these projects are the UncertWeb, EGIDA, EUROGEOSS, GEOWOW, EO2HEAVEN, GEOBalkans, COBWeb and CharMe. We also collaborate with other initiatives such as the IGARSS-2012 conference, EARSC general assembly, the OGC OWS-9, the OGC AIP5, CEN European normalization organization, ISO and we have participated in the GEPW 5 in London and the GEPW 6 in Rome. A very important initiative to contribute to the spreading of the GeoViQua activities and results with other European projects is the organization of GEPW7 next year. The European Commission have just confirmed that GEPW7 will be held in Barcelona and organized by CREAF. This has allowed building synergies and sharing the knowledge gather while elaborating the GeoViQua project and the other initiatives. In this deliverable we are going to describe the projects with which some kind of cooperation has been done, as well as the specific contributions of GeoViQua to the different projects. 2.1 2.1.1 Cooperation with other FP7 projects UncertWeb UncertWeb is an EC funded research project running from February 2010 to January 2013 developing the uncertainty enabled model web. The model Web concept, formulated within the Global Earth Observation System of Systems activity envisages the integration of complex resources, such as data and models, to construct complex models, composed of chains of model and data components exposed as web services. This offers exciting opportunities for model development in a more loosely coupled, component oriented manner, encouraging sharing, re-use and easy access. 5 FP7 Project Nr: 265178 Project start date: 01 Feb 2011 Acronym: GeoViQua Project title: QUAlity aware VIsualisation for the Global Earth Observation system of systems Theme: ENV.2010.4.1.2‐2 Theme title: Integrating new data visualisation approaches of earth Systems into GEOSS development UncertWeb builds on the Model Web concept and contribute to it by supporting accountable uncertainty representation and propagation. A range of different tools and extended standards are necessary to uncertainty-enable web services. First of all UncertWeb further develops UncertML(www.uncertml.org), which is an XML (Extensible MarkupLanguage) encoding designed for encapsulating probabilistic uncertainties. This encoding is necessary for interoperable communication of uncertainty between web services. The flexibility of XML encodings is high, but for larger datasets such as spatial grids, UncertWeb will also contribute to extended standards for netCDF (network Common Data Form). NetCDF (Network Common Data Form) is a set of software libraries and self-describing, machine-independent data formats that support the creation, access, and sharing of array-oriented scientific data. NetCDF-U is based on a generic mechanism for annotating netCDF variables according to the UncertML conceptual model. NetCDF-U is convention-neutral, in particular it integrates with the netCDF Climate and Forecast Conventions. Within GeoViQua UncertWeb, it is proposed the UncertML as a means of improving the treatment of data quality in GEOSS, alongside QA4EO. 2.1.2 EGIDA EGIDA prepares a sustainable process promoting coordination of activities carried out by: the GEO Science & Technology (S&T) Committee; S&T national and European initiatives; and other S&T Communities. Even though, GEOSS committees have been transformed into Boards (GEO Work Plan 12-15). This is done by supporting broader implementation and effectiveness of the GEOSS S&T Roadmap and the GEOSS mission through coherent and interoperable networking of National and European projects, as well as other international initiatives. EGIDA delivers evaluation processes, tests and assessment indexes, expertise databases, a “GEO Label” concept, surveys, and other instruments that link relevant European S&T communities to GEOSS while ensuring that it is built using state-of-theart science and technology. Through co-ordination with the GEOSS S&T Committee (five co-chairs are involved in EGIDA), these deliverables strongly contribute to the GEO S&T Roadmap implementation. For European countries, EGIDA delivers the EGIDA Methodology, a sustainable mechanism based on the GEO S&T approach at national and regional level, to coordinate national multi-disciplinary “System of Systems”. This builds on existing national initiatives and European projects, and facilitates the European S&T Community contributions to and interactions with GEOSS. The EGIDA Methodology improves development and management of S&T infrastructures (i.e. sensors, data, processing services, and environmental modelling infrastructures), supporting mobilization of the resources needed to contribute effectively to GEOSS. EGIDA involves developing countries by transferring the EGIDA S&T methodology to them and implementing three specific use cases: two regional use-cases (Balkan region, Mediterranean region) and a pan-European thematic use-case (Air Quality and Health). EGIDA is embedded within a wide Network of Stakeholders selected to represent the various actors (science teams and institutions, S&T programmes, GEO components) and the scientific fields relevant to the nine GEOSS SBAs. 6 FP7 Project Nr: 265178 Project start date: 01 Feb 2011 Acronym: GeoViQua Project title: QUAlity aware VIsualisation for the Global Earth Observation system of systems Theme: ENV.2010.4.1.2‐2 Theme title: Integrating new data visualisation approaches of earth Systems into GEOSS development As stated in the first EGIDA deliverable (EGIDA 2010), the initial framework for the implementation of the GEO S&T Roadmap is provided by two S&T Tasks in the GEO Work Plan 2009-2011, Tasks ST-09-01 “Catalyzing Research and Development (R&D) Funding for GEOSS”, and ST-09-02 “Promoting Awareness and Benefits of GEO in the Science and Technology Community”. Recently, the GEO Work Plan 2012-2015 establishes new four tasks, amongst which we find: “Institutions and Development” Task ID-03 on “Science and Technology in GEOSS” (GEO 2011). Many of the activities in Task ID-03 (Science and Technology in GEOSS) are continuations of the activities started by ST-09-02. GeoViQua collaboration in the tasks According to the GEO tasks EGIDA have to contribute to the next tasks (Plag 2011), on our side; GeoViQua is also contributing to the achievement of them. Facilitate the science and the technology needed to utilize the benefits of Earth observations: o Respond to the needs of science and research; o Support the development of decision support tools. The GEO S&T Road Map details two Activities: o Actively engage and incorporate S&T participants in developing GEOSS; o Create incentives and promote GEO in S&T Communities o Facilitate the science and technology required to utilize the societal benefits of GEOSS and Earth observations Actively engage and incorporate S&T communities in developing GEOSS Create incentives and promote GEO in S&T communities Facilitate the R&D required to utilize GEOSS and Earth observations for decision support In order to accomplish the previous tasks, different GeoViQua partners are contributing to the ID-03 GEO Task group, in which monthly teleconferences are scheduled. Bellow, it is presented an abstract list of commitments that GeoViQua is developing with other EGIDA partners. Sub-Activity 2.1. GEOSS citation standard (See Annex B) GeoViQua Producer Quality model includes a way to cite publications that talk about data. This is the inverse problem but it is deeply related to the GEOSS citation standard. Sub-Activity 2.2. GEO Label (See Annex A) Geo Label activity is one of the main objectives of the GeoViQua project. This effort is lead by Aston and will be tested by UAB in GeoViQua. 7 FP7 Project Nr: 265178 Project start date: 01 Feb 2011 Acronym: GeoViQua Project title: QUAlity aware VIsualisation for the Global Earth Observation system of systems Theme: ENV.2010.4.1.2‐2 Theme title: Integrating new data visualisation approaches of earth Systems into GEOSS development Sub-Activity 3.2. Inform organizations about GEO and GEOSS. CREAF have been working on resurfacing the GEO Spain national initiatives. We also have been pushing for creating an S&T section on it. Sub-Activity 3.3. Establish a dialog and foster cooperation between GEO and maily CREAF have also done that at the Spanish national level in EGIDA. Sub-Activity 5.1. Enhancing registration of relevant scientific data sets (Roadmap Activity 2e). All pilot cases in GeoviQua are being registered in CSR and we will stimulate this process in GeoViQua advisory board. Sub-Activity 5.4. The GEOSS Science and Technology Stakeholder Network. GeoViQua has participated in previous meetings and is willing to continue collaborating on this. After EGIDA project concludes (September 2012), GeoViQua could increment the commitment on this for a year and a half more. GeoViQua collaboration in dissemination Also, both EGIDA and GeoViQua projects have been collaborating in dissemination activities; following, the list of past and future events are listed. Past activities: Earth Observations for the Social Benefit of the Balkans Post-GEO Workshop; Istanbul, November 2011. EGIDA jointly organized a Workshop with the OBSERVE and BalkanGeoNet FP7 projects to discuss about "Earth Observations for the Social Benefit of the Balkans". This was a good opportunity to present both EGIDA and GeoViQua progress and to establish the collaboration between the two projects. EGU; Vienna April 2012. GeoViQua, in collaboration with EGIDA, prepared and submitted an extended abstract on the GEO label and its development progress to the EGU 2012 conference. The submission was accepted as a poster presentation and both GeoViQua and EGIDA presented posters on the GEO label concept, its development process, first GEO label study results, and further plans of development. EGIDA also organised a splinter meeting which included two GEO label presentations given by GeoViQua and EGIDA projects. The EGU splinter meeting also included an active discussion about further steps in the GEO label development. IGARSS; Munich July 2012. GeoViQua, EGIDA and MiraMon share a stand in IGARSS 2012. The poster: "Emerging data quality from GEOSS integrated clearinghouses" was presented. See section 2.5 IGARSS2012 of this document for the extended explanation. Coming activities in 2012 Science and Technology Stakeholders and Communities of Practice Workshop. - August 28-31, 2012, Bonn, Germany - Topic: GEOSS: a utility for Earth sciences in service of society 8 FP7 Project Nr: 265178 Project start date: 01 Feb 2011 Acronym: GeoViQua Project title: QUAlity aware VIsualisation for the Global Earth Observation system of systems Theme: ENV.2010.4.1.2‐2 Theme title: Integrating new data visualisation approaches of earth Systems into GEOSS development 2.1.3 EuroGEOSS EuroGEOSS is a large scale integrated project in the Seventh Framework programme of the European Commission. It is part of the thematic area: "ENV.2008.4.1.1.1: European environment Earth observation system supporting INSPIRE and compatible with GEOSS. GeoViQua has participated in the EuroGEOSS 2012 conference (Advancing the vision for GEOSS) in Madrid on January 25-27th. There, 2 presentations were presented: - Analysis of the Quality Metadata in GEOSS Clearinghouse. E. Sevillano, P. Díaz, M. Ninyerola, J. Masó, A. Zabala, X. Pons - 2.1.4 GeoViQua: the quality challenges for GEOSS. X. Yang, J. Blower, D. Cornford, V. Lush, J. Masó, A. Zabala, D. Nüst GEOWOW GEOWOW is a project, co-funded under the European Community's Seventh Framework Programme FP7/2007-2013 under grant agreement nº 282915 in response to call ENV.2011.4.1.3-1 “Interoperable integration of Shared Earth Observations in the Global Context”. It is implemented by a consortium of 15 partners from Europe, Brazil and Japan and is coordinated by the Italian establishment of the European Space Agency (ESA-ESRIN) in Frascati. The project’s kick-off date was 1st September 2011 and its duration is 3 years. GEOWOW will benefit by the advances and solutions that GeoViQua will propose on data quality search and visualization. Quality-aware search functionality, user-rating capability following the web 2.0 trend, metadata standards enhancements, low bandwidth and quality visualisation techniques are a few of GeoViQua’s objectives that should be considered for in the forthcoming architectural design of GEOWOW. The collaboration between the two projects will be possible by the participation in the AIP initiatives where GeoViQua will regularly introduce and share its components and results, especially regarding the Unique and Universal identifier for the GEOSS tutorial; or by direct communication. 2.1.5 EO2HEAVEN Through the GeoViQua partner 52°North a link to the European FP7 project EO2HEAVEN was established. Within EO2HEAVEN the complex relationships between health and environmental influences are investigated. Of the three use case scenarios covered by EO2HEAVEN, especially the activities regarding the link between air quality and respiratory as well as cardio-vascular diseases are of interest to GeoViQua. 9 FP7 Project Nr: 265178 Project start date: 01 Feb 2011 Acronym: GeoViQua Project title: QUAlity aware VIsualisation for the Global Earth Observation system of systems Theme: ENV.2010.4.1.2‐2 Theme title: Integrating new data visualisation approaches of earth Systems into GEOSS development An important subject for the cooperation with EO2HEAVEN is the so called Air Quality Egg, a low-cost air quality sensing device. Within EO2HEAVEN project the use of this device is investigated in order to increase the density of air quality observations so that a better coverage is achieved. A continuous exchange regarding the Air Quality Egg was established with EO2HEAVEN. 2.1.6 COBWEB COBWEB brings together expertise from 13 partners and 5 countries. The main context for the project is the Global Earth Observation System of Systems (GEOSS) and the UNESCO World Network of Biosphere Reserves (WNBR). Concentrating on Biosphere Reserves in Wales, Germany and Greece, the main aim is to create a testbed environment which will enable citizens living within Biosphere Reserves to collect environmental data using mobile devices. Information of use for policy formation and delivery will be generated by quality controlling the crowdsourced data and aggregating with Spatial Data Infrastructure (SDI) type reference data from authoritative sources. In the process the project aims to build up shared expertise in these new and developing technologies and understand how crowdsourcing/citizen science techniques combined with SDI-like initiatives can deliver both societal and commercial benefits. Chris Higgins, the COBWeb coordinator, offered the possibility to organize one of the project meetings in the in EDINA facilities in Edinburgh, September 9th and 10th. The meeting was co-located with a COBWEB project meeting in a way that project members of both projects could talk during the coffee and lunch breaks. In the afternoon of both days, both project meet together and exchange presentations. In the first afternoon, the presentations where focussed on CobWeb activities and needs. In second afternoon, GeoViQua partners presented what GeoViQua could offer to CobWeb. These are the agendas of both meeting parts. 15:50- 18:00 GeoViQua and COBWeb meeting Presentations about COBWeb quality needs 15:50 - 16:10 Chris Higgins General overview of the COBWeb project 16:10 - 15:30 Joan Masó General overview of the GeoViQua topics 15:40 - 17:15 Didier Leibovici, James Reid COBWEB Project Activities and quality needs 17:15 - 18:00 All Discussion 15:50 - 18:00 GeoViQua and COBWeb meeting GeoViQua topics relevant for COBWeb 15:50 - 16:10 Lucy Bastin Introduction to uncertainty and soft knowledge 16:10 - 16:30 Maud van den Broek GeoViQua User Feedback system 16:30 - 16:45 Jon Blower Quality visualization at the pixel/feature level 10 FP7 Project Nr: 265178 Project start date: 01 Feb 2011 Acronym: GeoViQua Project title: QUAlity aware VIsualisation for the Global Earth Observation system of systems Theme: ENV.2010.4.1.2‐2 Theme title: Integrating new data visualisation approaches of earth Systems into GEOSS development 16:45 - 17:05 Miquel Ninyerola Uncertainty interpolation 17:05 - 17:20 Joan Maso Provenance information 17:20 - 18:00 All Other topics and discussion After this meeting, emails were exchanged between projects and some of the GeoViQua components were tested by CobWeb people. Since CobWeb is still under development, it is still difficult to see how fruitful this contact has been. The coordinator and some partners will continue working to guarantee the maximum possible outreach to CobWeb. 2.1.7 CharMe. The CHARMe project aims to allow users to view or create annotations that describe how climate data has been used and what has been learned. This information can include: Citations that reference a particular dataset; Results of assessments - reanalysis, quantitative error assessments; Provenance - processing algorithms and chain data source; External events that may affect the data - volcanic eruptions, El Nino, sensor failure; Supplementary dataset quality information - maturity, discontinuity, updates. Some of these items were already addressed by the GeoViQua model. The coordinator of CharMe is the University of Reading that at the same time is partner in GeoViQua. The intentions of the University of Reading and Jon Blower is to take advantage and use of the GeoViQua developments and continue in the same direction extending the GeoViQua model when needed. 2.1.8 GEO Balkans It has been found that the Balkan countries do not have a coherent and continuous approach towards the challenge of implementing integrated Earth Observation (EO) applications in environmental monitoring and management. The defect in the implementation of EO applications and their use in the environmental decision making, are manifested through the limited synergies among national and regional institutions, ineffective technological means and discontinuous record of participation to international organizations and committees. On the other hand, the increasing importance of a common approach towards effective environmental monitoring practices, for the benefit of the societal web of the broader Balkan region, calls for immediate action, setting as a starting point the built up of regional institutional capacity and spillage of technology transfer. GeoViQua has collaborated with the GEO Balkans local initiative, especially in the Earth Observations for the Social Benefit of the Balkans Post-GEO Workshop (http://www.postgeo-ws.itu.edu.tr) on 18-19/11/2011. On that event, a presentation about GeoViQua benefits on quality data information was made. 11 FP7 Project Nr: 265178 Project start date: 01 Feb 2011 Acronym: GeoViQua Project title: QUAlity aware VIsualisation for the Global Earth Observation system of systems Theme: ENV.2010.4.1.2‐2 Theme title: Integrating new data visualisation approaches of earth Systems into GEOSS development Figure 2. Agenda of the GEO Balkans programme 2.1.9 New proposal: OpenDataGEOSS With the objective of continue part of the efforts and results after the GeoViQua project finalization, CREAF has participated in a consortium scientifically lead by JRC in response to the ENV.2013.6.5-3 topic call with the full title Open Data: Linking Science, Citizens and GEOSS. In this proposal, there is a task dedicated to quality and trust, where we hope some results of the GeoViQua project could be adapted to the open data initiatives in GEOSS. Unfortunately, the project got through the first stage but was not selected in the second stage. 2.1.10 New proposal: ECOPotential With the objective of the coordinator participation in the ECOPotential proposal is to continue part of the efforts and results after the GeoViQua project finalization, CREAF has participated in a consortium scientifically lead by CNR in response to the SC-162014 topic call with the full title Improving Future Ecosystem Benefits Through Earth Observations. In this proposal, the CREAF is leading WP3 and it is going to apply quality and uncertainty practices coming from GeoViQua into the Remote Sensing production chain developed in the ECOPotential. The data will be integrated in GEOSS. This is a two stages project and first stage proposal has just been submitted. 12 FP7 Project Nr: 265178 Project start date: 01 Feb 2011 Acronym: GeoViQua Project title: QUAlity aware VIsualisation for the Global Earth Observation system of systems Theme: ENV.2010.4.1.2‐2 Theme title: Integrating new data visualisation approaches of earth Systems into GEOSS development 2.1.11 New proposal: ConnectinGEO With the objective of coordinating a new CSA about GEOSS, CREAF has included CNR, 52N and S&T Corp in a new proposal for doing gap analysis in the EO networks GEOSS and to create a network of earth observation networks. One of the aspects in the gap analysis is the availability of good data quality information. This activity will help to continue some of the GeoViQua objectives after the GeoViQua project finalization, CREAF leading this proposal in response to the SC-18-2014a topic call with the full title Coordinating an Observation Network of Networks EnCompassing saTellite and IN-situ to fill the Gaps in European Observations. The results on the project can impact in new funding activities in the future. This is a one stage project and the proposal has just been submitted. 2.2 2.2.1 Cooperation with standardization organizations OGC OWS-9 GeoViQua contribution to OWS-9 is structured in 4 main directions: OWS-Context (CCI); Data provenance (CCI); WMTS harmonization (OWSI); and Data quality in map services (OWSI). To make this collaboration more clear GeoViQua is negotiating with the commission an amendment of the Grant Agreement to allow OGC to be partner in the project and get some small budget to organize quality related activities in OWS-9. Activities in WMS-Q and provenance are the ones that are results of this collaboration. The proposed contribution impacts on the following deliverable list: - CCI-9: OWS-9 CCI OWS Context evaluation Engineering Report, - CCI-11: OWS Context encoding examples for CCI, - CCI-15: CCI Integrated Client. - OWSI-4 OWS-9 OWS Innovations Map Tiling Methods Harmonization Engineering Report - OWSI-6 WMTS Change Requests - OWSI-7 WMTS Service (unfunded) - OWSI-5 OWS-9 OWS Innovations Data Quality for Web Mapping Engineering Report OWS-Context (CCI) GeoViQUa will continue developing the integrated OWS client (WMS, WCS, WFS and WMTS) that incorporated WMTS OWS-6, by extending it to support the new version of OWS Context. It is a HTML+Javascript client, so it is the right environment to test Atom, JSON and HTML5 encodings. We also propose to test Atom in a desktop application solution developed in C. We propose to define encoding example files, test them in the client and report the lessons learned in an ER. These are the 3 work items where we want to participate: - CCI-9: OWS-9 CCI OWS Context evaluation Engineering Report, 13 FP7 Project Nr: 265178 Project start date: 01 Feb 2011 Acronym: GeoViQua Project title: QUAlity aware VIsualisation for the Global Earth Observation system of systems Theme: ENV.2010.4.1.2‐2 Theme title: Integrating new data visualisation approaches of earth Systems into GEOSS development - CCI-11: OWS Context encoding examples for CCI, - CCI-15: CCI Integrated Client. Data provenance (CCI) The integrated OWS client (WMS, WCS, WFS and WMTS) presents layers metadata as an HTML page that is a transformation of an ISO19139 XML file. We propose to enhance this transformation to present provenance information in a tree style that can link with the records of the previous datasets that were used to generate these ones. We also propose to explode id, href (and eventually the uuid uuidref) that can be used to reduce the length and redundancy of the provenance description by linking to the provenance of the source instead of repeating it. This will be done in the context of the following work item - CCI-15: CCI Integrated Client. But it is deeply related with Aviation-11: OWS-9 Aviation Metadata & Provenance ER WMTS harmonization (OWSI) In OWS-6 WMTS standard draft was tested and the lessons learned where incorporated in WMTS 1.0. Several implementations of different standards are still competing with WMTS. There are 2 different problems. On one hand we have standards that are similar but can not be directly supported by WMTS (such as TileCache that orders the J axes in the opposite direction; in fact TileCache can be configured to invert the J axe and generate compatible WMTS tile indices), we also have new approaches to store tiles directly in databases such as MBTiles and we have the mass market providers such Google and Bing tiles that are influencing OpenStreetMap to adopt the same tile pattern that actually is a WMTS RESTful pattern but they don’t recognize it (they just lack a ServiceMetadata document!). A set of suggestions to harmonize the panorama has to be collected in an ER and some modification on WMTS can be requested to better support other implementations (such as supporting direct and reversed J ordering) in the change request form. Some of these changes can also be tested in a WMTS service and client. We propose to do this in the context of the: - OWSI-4 OWS-9 OWS Innovations Map Tiling Methods Harmonization Engineering Report - OWSI-6 WMTS Change Requests - OWSI-7 WMTS Service (unfunded) Data quality in map services (OWSI) With the proliferation of WMS services the need to be able to choose between different products based on their quality metadata has increased. Also, each pixel in the data can have associated a different uncertainty. There is a need to have an ER that can eventually become a quality profile for WMS. We propose to work collaboratively with others in this task and focus the results on this deliverable: - OWSI-5 OWS-9 OWS Innovations Data Quality for Web Mapping Engineering Report 14 FP7 Project Nr: 265178 Project start date: 01 Feb 2011 Acronym: GeoViQua Project title: QUAlity aware VIsualisation for the Global Earth Observation system of systems Theme: ENV.2010.4.1.2‐2 Theme title: Integrating new data visualisation approaches of earth Systems into GEOSS development 2.2.2 OGC OWS-10 GeoViQua coordinator has continued collaborating in the OWS-10 in topics that has some interest form the GeoViQua point of view but also on other topics. CREAF participation has in 3 main directions: OWS-Context (CCI); Data provenance (CCI); Geospatial annotations (OMT). This time, OGCE is not involved in this activities as a project partner. The proposed contribution impacts on the following deliverable list: - Context JSON Interoperability Engineering Report - Provenance Engineering Report, - Annotation Engineering Report, OWS-Context (CCI) CREAF has been the co-editor of the OWS-Context JSON encoding Engineering report, validating the encoding the editor of the ER proposes. Provenance (CCI) This time we have been experimenting with ISO lineage to express not just dataset level but also feature and attribute level provenance. We also tried to use RDF encoding and the W3C Prov standards to describe the provenance information. CREAF will edit in collaboration from the Yolanda Gil, provenance expert at USC's Information Sciences Institute (ISI). The results of this discussion will be recorded in an ER. Geospatial annotations (OMT) CREAF has also been working releasing a simple model for annotations that can be used in several encoding models in OGC. This model will be extendable and will allow for data quality annotation. The results of this discussion will be recorded in an ER. Figure 1: Presentation of the results of the OWS-10 testbed in Cristal City USA in March 2014 15 FP7 Project Nr: 265178 Project start date: 01 Feb 2011 Acronym: GeoViQua Project title: QUAlity aware VIsualisation for the Global Earth Observation system of systems Theme: ENV.2010.4.1.2‐2 Theme title: Integrating new data visualisation approaches of earth Systems into GEOSS development 2.2.3 OGC Geospatial User Feedback Standards Working Group Charter (OGC 14-020). February 21, 2014 The OGC members listed below have proposed the OGC Geospatial User Feedback SWG. The creation of a new OGC Standards Working Group has been approved in the last OGC TC in Washington DC. Now the formation of the new group will soon start. The SWG proposal has initially been written in a official charter. Technical discussions may occur no sooner than the SWG's first meeting. The Geospatial User Feedback SWG is established with the following proposed activities: 1. Review the GeoViQua User Feedback Model (UFM; sometimes referred as Consumer Quality Model or User Quality Model) UML and XML schema that is currently included in the version 4 of the GeoViQua General Quality model (http://schemas.geoviqua.org/GVQ/4.0/) and determine the best way to bring it into the OGC process. 2. Reach out to experts in online collaboration (e.g. on the topic of wikis) and scientific peer review processes to harvest existing research and experiences. 3. Refine which feedback items are more useful for users, producers and distributors, and discern what concepts can be easily understood by users and what others are less attractive as feedback items due to their descriptive and technical complexity. 4. Investigate how to best incorporate the UFM into the OGC standards framework (and the ISO 19115 Metadata model) including identifying places where there may be common elements in existing standards. Identify required best practices for data owner to allow users to comment on the metadata accessible through OGC data services such as WFS, WCS, and SOS. 5. Develop a UFM standard. 6. Assist the current implementations of the GeoViQua Quality model in the migration to the final agreed UFM standard. 7. Investigate the need for a revision of the OGC abstract model to include the User Feedback concept for Geospatial information. 8. Consider the standardization of a User Feedback query API or service interface and its relation to the CSW standards and impact on the GEO label concept. 9. Interact with other DWGs about challenges of globally identifying datasets and multilingual metadata. 10. Support upcoming research projects and implementers in taking up the GeoViQua UFM and the existing software implementations. The work in the GeoViQua User Feedback Model was conducted by several OGC members (such as: UAB-CREAF, Aston University, Fraunhofer Institute, 52°North, ESA and CNR) that are also OGC members. OGCE is also partner of GeoViQua project. During the GeoViQua project several implementations of the User Feedback Model were developed by S&T Corp. (User feedback API and GUI interface for User Feedback creation and database), CNR (Discovery and Access Broker integration and another User Feedback creation database), ESA and 52°North (GEOSS Portal integration, XMLBeans for GeoViQua Quality Model) and Aston University (GEO label API, Feedback Model Encoding Schema) and this will be the bases for the SWG. 16 FP7 Project Nr: 265178 Project start date: 01 Feb 2011 Acronym: GeoViQua Project title: QUAlity aware VIsualisation for the Global Earth Observation system of systems Theme: ENV.2010.4.1.2‐2 Theme title: Integrating new data visualisation approaches of earth Systems into GEOSS development Conceptual Model and encodings The user feedback has been identified by GeoViQua interviews as one of the quality components that users appreciate. It is only a small feature in the ISO 19115 Model called MD_Usage with only 4 parameters. One of the problems to solve is gaining consensus on a user feedback model that is simple enough for user to understand, easy enough to implement for wide adoption, and powerful enough to allow experts to carefully report. Existing user feedback models are found to be too simplistic and they lack the geospatial component. The GeoViQua User Feedback Model is a starting point for this discussion. Most OGC standards are based on underlying conceptual models. These may either exist as Abstract Specifications or as part of the standards themselves. As far as we know, there is no mention to the user feedback concept in the OGC Abstract specification and we can consider trying to include it or simply to create an abstract representation of the User feedback Model in UML. Then there is a need for an encoding. GeoViQua proposes an XML encoding, which can be easily combined with the ISO 19139 metadata XML encoding, but also acknowledges requirements from mainstream IT and the increasingly app-centric development to support encodings such as JSON. So the first step of the group is to create a conceptual model. This will serve the purposes of creating encodings. Because the OGC standard for modeling concepts is the Unified Modeling Language (UML), it is proposed that the Geospatial User Feedback model is developed by this SWG and is documented using UML. User feedback catalogue After the encoding is formalized, there is a need for being able to catalogue (create, read, update, delete) the Geospatial User Feedback. In GeoViQua a specific User Feedback RESTful API was designed and developed for easy deployment of a solution and a solution was published as open source software on GitHub. In OGC, the common way to do it seems to be as a CSW profile. This SWG will consider the possibility of creating such a profile and to also adopt OWS common in the process. We have to take into consideration the different lifetimes of producer metadata (generated before or during a product release) and consumer user feedback (generated after the dataset publication). In dead, a catalogue of user feedback case is a bit different of a normal metadata catalogue because the first requires frequent updates coming from small contributions by many users. Also, it seems important that the catalogue is able to return summary statistics from the row feedback such as average ratings, avoiding the need to do this on client side. Also in a user feedback database security controls: user authentication and user moderation is paramount. For that reason, this SWG will consider to start the work on catalogues when the Geospatial User Feedback model is found mature enough. Purpose of this Standards Working Group The purpose of the Geospatial User Feedback SWG is to develop User Feedback standards. The SWG will ensure that all standards are consistent with the OGC standards baseline and business plan. 17 FP7 Project Nr: 265178 Project start date: 01 Feb 2011 Acronym: GeoViQua Project title: QUAlity aware VIsualisation for the Global Earth Observation system of systems Theme: ENV.2010.4.1.2‐2 Theme title: Integrating new data visualisation approaches of earth Systems into GEOSS development This SWG is a persistent SWG to enable it to work on: 1. a conceptual model for Geospatial User Feedback, 2. a catalogue profile for Geospatial User Feedback, 3. subsequent potential user feedback and development implementation-specific standards proposed by the Data Quality DWG or the Metadata DWG. Business Value Proposition User feedback has been identified by GeoViQua interviewees as one of the quality components that GEOSS users appreciate during the project’s requirements gathering phase. Quality information is often too abstract and difficult to understand alone and users like to complement this information with how the dataset has to learn from other people’s experiences, e.g. difficulties found. With the explosion of geospatial digital data and particularly Earth observation data, there is a need for ranking and comparing mechanisms. This concurs with a continuing move towards a social web, user reviews as a generally accepted component of online shopping, and mainstream developments such as “social search”. Including user-generated metadata into geospatial data services has the potential to improve the available metadata, increase usability of datasets, extend the appropriate usage/uptake/adoption of published datasets, give data producers a chance to alter the data collection or publishing methods, and ultimately improve the quality of the data as well as the quality of the analysis based on a dataset. Currently only a small member in the ISO 19115 Model called MD_Usage allows for reporting uses of the data but this approach is quite simplistic. The GEO community is composed by a big Earth Observation community interested in several thematic areas (Societal Benefit Areas). GEO’s current Members include 89 countries, the European Commission and 77 Participating Organizations. By OGC adopting a Geospatial User Feedback Model and Catalogue profile, the user community will be assured of a formal process for maintaining, improving, documenting and in fact, formalizing the standard. This will lead to a greater confidence in the use of the standard and new opportunities for integration with other related OGC standards. After the validation of the requirements for user feedback in the Quality.DWG and in the Metadata.DWG, this SWG can start developing the model, the encoding and the catalogue services for Geospatial User Feedback. Scope of Work The scope of work of this Geospatial User Feedback SWG shall include the following activities: 1. Develop a conceptual model for Geospatial User Feedback using UML class diagrams. 2. Develop Geospatial User Feedback encodings based on the conceptual model. One encoding required is XML. 3. Develop a catalogue for Geospatial User Feedback (possibly a CSW profile). Future work of the SWG will be to consider the revision of the OGC abstract specification and other connections with other standards. The Geospatial User Feedback SWG will work closely with the GeoViQua team and ensure harmony with other Feedback systems in the web. It is out of the scope of this group: 18 FP7 Project Nr: 265178 Project start date: 01 Feb 2011 Acronym: GeoViQua Project title: QUAlity aware VIsualisation for the Global Earth Observation system of systems Theme: ENV.2010.4.1.2‐2 Theme title: Integrating new data visualisation approaches of earth Systems into GEOSS development - The work on metadata covered in ISO 19115 and in ISO 19139 The development of a new version of CSW. The definition of quality indicators and provenance metadata. Collaborative editing of a metadata document (document history, change logs, wikis). Specific Contribution of Existing Work as a Starting Point The work in the GeoViQua User Feedback Model was financed by the EC (European Union Seventh Framework Programme (FP7/2010-2013) under grant agreement no. 265178) and conducted by several OGC members (such as: UAB-CREAF, Aston University, Fraunhofer Institute, 52°North, ESA and CNR) . OGCE is also partner of GeoViQua project. GeoViQua can bring a UML and XML schema that is currently included in the version 4 of the GeoViQua General Quality model (http://schemas.geoviqua.org/GVQ/4.0/). The User Feedback API has been also formalized (http://geoviqua.stcorp.nl/home.html). The feedback service and client is in a GitHub repository (https://github.com/mvdbroek/geouserfeedback). They can be used as a starting point. During the GeoViQua project several implementations of the User Feedback Model were developed by S&T Corp. (User feedback API and GUI interface for User Feedback creation and database), CNR (Discovery and Access Broker integration and another User Feedback creation database), ESA and 52°North (GEOSS Portal integration, XMLBeans for GVQ Quality Model) and Aston University (GEO label API, Feedback Model Encoding Schema). Some of these implementations were integrated in a GeoViQua GEOSS portal mirror as a demonstration exercise that is now being evaluated by the GEOSS boards. The future Once the group will start to work will decide how to proceed and which part of the work can be used directly and which part will be adapted to the OGC membership needs. This is part of the outreach activities that GeoViQua has started to continue the live of the outcomes after the end of the project. 19 FP7 Project Nr: 265178 Project start date: 01 Feb 2011 Acronym: GeoViQua Project title: QUAlity aware VIsualisation for the Global Earth Observation system of systems Theme: ENV.2010.4.1.2‐2 Theme title: Integrating new data visualisation approaches of earth Systems into GEOSS development Motion • The Metadata DWG proposes to the TC the creation of the Geospatial User Feedback Standards Working Group that will adopt the charter document OGC14-020 Geospatial User Feedback Standards Working Group Charter https://portal.opengeospatial.org/files/?artifact_id=57200&v ersion=1 • Moved by: Joan Masó • Second: Peter Baumann • Unanimous OGC ® Copyright © 2014 Open Geospatial Consortium Figure 2: Motion to approve the creation of the Geospatial User Feedaback 2.2.4 IEEE standardization of the GEO label Geospatial data are becoming ever more important to research and policy making. At the same time the sources of geospatial information are proliferating, as are the services through which they can be obtained. The Group on Earth Observation (GEO) set out 10 years ago to establish the Global Earth Observation System of Systems (GEOSS), with a goal of increasing access to data from observing systems around the world. The deluge of data coming from observing systems means that users need guidance when attempting to select from numerous apparently similar datasets. For this reason the GEO label was established to portray the scientific relevance, quality, user acceptance and appropriateness to societal needs of data sets. The GEO Label, developed by the GeoViQua project, is both a graphical representation of 8 facets of data quality, as well as an application that assess metadata completeness. Mechanisms for capturing user feedback on data sets, and reflecting this in the label are also part of the concept. More details on the GEO Label are available here. The purpose of this process is to ask the SCC40 in IEEE to consider the GEO Label concept suitable as potential standard to be developed by IEEE, and if we would be willing to sponsor a project around it. Members of the GEOSS Standards and Interoperability Forum will be asked to prepare a draft Project Authorization Request. The IEEE-SA process is explained at http://standards.ieee.org/develop. Moreover, this discussion will be included in the GEOSS IDIB position on GEO Label – the Board as is part of the IEEE GEO WG. The IEEE standardization process of the GEO label is being considered as a new ID-05-C1 activity and a new contribution of IEEE and the SIF to GEOSS. The future 20 FP7 Project Nr: 265178 Project start date: 01 Feb 2011 Acronym: GeoViQua Project title: QUAlity aware VIsualisation for the Global Earth Observation system of systems Theme: ENV.2010.4.1.2‐2 Theme title: Integrating new data visualisation approaches of earth Systems into GEOSS development Once the group will start to work will decide how to proceed and which part of the work of the GEO label can be adopted or adapted in the IEEE geospatial label standard can and which part will be changed to fulfill the requirements of the IEEE membership needs. This is part of the outreach activities that GeoViQua has started to continue the live of the outcomes after the end of the project. 2.2.5 CEN GeoViQua and CEN (European Committee for Standardization) signed a Memorandum of Understanding. GeoViQua has recently applied for “project liaison” with CEN/TC 287 "Geographic information". We strongly believe that by joining forces in this PanEuropean forum, GeoViQua Project efforts to create practical and effective standards will benefit both the industry and the user. See Annex C, Letter of request. 2.2.5.1 Joint CEN/TC 287 and OGC Workshop (ESA – ESRIN, 30/9/2013) Three Geospatial Information (GI) Standards-making organizations – ISO, CEN and the OGC – each have specific roles to play in advancing technical interoperability to serve institutional coordination in Europe. ISO/TC 211 produces International Standards, OGC manages an industry consensus process to develop interoperability standards and CEN/TC 287 deals with European-specific interoperability issues.. Through their efforts, geospatial interoperability has advanced greatly in the last 20 years, and yet there are gaps in the standards portfolio, which European initiatives such as INSPIRE fill by producing their own specifications, which may be different from the ISO, CEN and OGC standards. To optimize the standards making process, ISO, CEN and OGC are proposing a workflow and mechanism for European Initiatives (like INSPIRE) to make it easier for these initiatives to bring their findings and observations regarding GI back into ISO, CEN and the OGC. The purpose of the workshop was to bring together the major players to discuss this communication and coordination activity. First, the organizations' various roles, product sets and initiatives (Test beds, Pilot Projects, Interoperability Experiments) were explained. Then implementers of the three organizations' standards who have participated in a range of European initiatives described their experiences and identified their requirements for future developments. Finally, there was a discussion on how requirements discovered in future joint initiatives might be most efficiently gathered and delivered to the organizations to further refine their collaboration workflows and mechanisms. The workshop was of benefit to those involved in determining the work programme of ISO/TC 211, CEN/TC 287 and OGC, as well as those responsible for pan-European initiatives and EU-funded projects with unfulfilled standardization requirements. 1. Welcome 2. Italian experience in GI Interoperability 3. Is there life after FP7? 21 Pier Giorgio Marchett. ESA/ESRIN Francesco Tortorelli. Agenzia per l'Italia Digitale Mark Reichardt. OGC FP7 Project Nr: 265178 Project start date: 01 Feb 2011 Acronym: GeoViQua Project title: QUAlity aware VIsualisation for the Global Earth Observation system of systems Theme: ENV.2010.4.1.2‐2 Theme title: Integrating new data visualisation approaches of earth Systems into GEOSS development 4. The work of CEN/TC 287 Publication process Collaboration with ISO/TC 211 European-funded projects TR 15449- Spatial Data Infrastructure Best Practice Catalogue Current developments 5. The work of ISO/TC 211 ‐ Work programme ‐ Standards maintenance 6. Current and future work of OGC ‐ OGC Reference Model (JH) ‐ Interoperability programme (BdL) ‐ Compliance testing (JH/ BdL) ‐ Future aspirations in Europe (BdL/JH) 7. European requirements for Standards INSPIRE ‐ Perspectives from DG Environment ‐ Perspectives from Thematic Working Groups ‐ ‐ ‐ ‐ ‐ ‐ FP7: European funded projects ‐ i-SCOPE ‐ Cobweb ‐ GeoViQua* ‐ eENVplus ‐ i-locate 8. Rob Walker Chair CEN/TC 287 Morten Borrebaek. ISO/TC 211 Bart de Lathouwer And John Herring. OGC Hugo de Groof Andrea Giacomelli Debbie Wilson Bart de Lathouwer Juan Maso Giacomo Martirano Guiseppe Conti Future collaboration between CEN/TC 287 and OGC «An interactive brainstorming session on hot topics» for example ‐ Interoperablity issues ‐ Harmonization (eg INSPIRE modification to existing standards) ‐ Storage place for FP7 work Next steps: Possible interoperability test bed initiative for standard harmonization issues, resulting in CENTC/287, and /or OGC adoption. Panel of experts Chair: Rob Walker Hugo de Groof Bart de Lathouwer John Herring Summary & wrap up * GeoViQua presentation at the Joint CEN/TC 287 and OGC Workshop (ESA – ESRIN, 30/9/2013) can be found at: http://twiki.geoviqua.org/twiki/pub/GeoViQua/DisseminationOportunities/CREAFGeoViQ uaFrascati2013CENMeeting.ppt 22 FP7 Project Nr: 265178 Project start date: 01 Feb 2011 Acronym: GeoViQua Project title: QUAlity aware VIsualisation for the Global Earth Observation system of systems Theme: ENV.2010.4.1.2‐2 Theme title: Integrating new data visualisation approaches of earth Systems into GEOSS development Figure 3: CEN meeting in Frascati in September 2013 2.2.5.2 Inclusion of the GeoViQua Results and deliverables into the CEN repository. CREAF is willing to maintain the project website long after the end of the project. Nevertheless, CEN offers a repository for FP7 results and documentation to all projectes that had signed a MoU with them. This is the case of GeoViQua and we are using this repository as a backup and to guarantee that no GeoViQua important results and documentation is lost after the end of the GeoViQua project. 2.2.6 ISO GeoViQua actively collaborates with ISO standard revision processes. The last ISO/TC 211 meetings took place in Toulouse from 4-8/6/2012. GeoViQua proposed 7 comments over 20 total comments on ISO/CD 19115-1 Geographic Information – Metadata – Part 1: Fundamentals. From these t proposed comments, 5 were accepted to include in the new version of the standard. The overall comments presented by GeoViQua were: No MB 1 Clause Nº/ Subclause Nº/ Annex (e.g. 3.1) Paragraph/ Figure/Tabl e/Note (e.g. Table 1) Type of com-ment2 Comment (justification for change) by the MB Proposed change by the MB Editing committee and secretariat observations on each comment submitted 7 ES 05 6.5.5 Figure 9 te Sometimes there is a publication that explains the whole process to generate a dataset Add “+ additionalDocument ation: CI_Citation” to LI_Lineage. Description is: A resource (e.g. a publication) that describes the whole process to generate this resource (e.g. a dataset) Accepted in principle see OGC 85 DD_Done 23 FP7 Project Nr: 265178 Project start date: 01 Feb 2011 Acronym: GeoViQua Project title: QUAlity aware VIsualisation for the Global Earth Observation system of systems Theme: ENV.2010.4.1.2‐2 Theme title: Integrating new data visualisation approaches of earth Systems into GEOSS development No MB 1 Clause Nº/ Subclause Nº/ Annex (e.g. 3.1) Paragraph/ Figure/Tabl e/Note (e.g. Table 1) Type of com-ment2 Comment (justification for change) by the MB Proposed change by the MB Editing committee and secretariat observations on each comment submitted 9 ES 08 6.6.2 Figure 20 te Add: “+ DOI: CharacterString” (data object identifications. Used for datasets and for scientific papers), “+ volume: CharacterString”, “+ issue: CharacterString”, + “pages: CharacterString” (the three very common in scientific literature), + “otherRelatedResour ce: MD_Identifier [0..*]” (other resources also covered by this publication) Additionally we could also add “+ scope: DQ_Scope [0..1]” (the publication is using only a part of the resource) and “+ category: GVQ_PublicationCat egoryCode” (see next comment). Not accepted Identifier and other citationDetails already present – DOI is only the flavour of the day. 10 ES 09 6.6.2 Figure 20 te First paragraph says: “This package provides a standardized method for citing a resource”. So it could be used to cite a publication that is related to the dataset (resource) described. Data citation in scientific publications (and vice versa) is an important problem that is recognized by several organizations such us GEO/GEOSS, Datacite (http://www.datacit e.org/) and it is already used by Elsevier (see e.g. Elsevier: http://www.science direct.com/science /article/pii/S096706 3708001805. With current CI_Citation some attributes are missing to generate a complete citation of a publication. You are explicitly accepting this approach by including + additionalDocume ntation: CI_Citation [0..*] in MD_Identification so I kindly ask you to follow your own path and to complete the process. If you accepted the inclusion of GVQ_PublicationC ategoryCode you need to add the definition of it. The attributes are deeply based on ISO-690 Add GVQ_PublicationCat egoryCode with this attributes: bookChapter, book, report, journalArticle, magazineNewspape r, atlasPaperMap. applicationProgram, conferenceProceedi ngs, cdDvd, blogWiki, website, webpage, onlineVideo. Not accepted 24 FP7 Project Nr: 265178 Project start date: 01 Feb 2011 Acronym: GeoViQua Project title: QUAlity aware VIsualisation for the Global Earth Observation system of systems Theme: ENV.2010.4.1.2‐2 Theme title: Integrating new data visualisation approaches of earth Systems into GEOSS development No MB 1 Clause Nº/ Subclause Nº/ Annex (e.g. 3.1) Paragraph/ Figure/Tabl e/Note (e.g. Table 1) Type of com-ment2 Comment (justification for change) by the MB Proposed change by the MB Editing committee and secretariat observations on each comment submitted 11 ES 10 6.5.3.2 Figure 6 te Allow to include publications that describe usage of data in MD_Usage Accepted DD Done Add to Data Dictionary 12 ES 11 6.5.3.2 Figure 6 te Sometimes the producer discovers issues on the data and can suggest alternative solutions. 13 ES 14 6.5.3.3 or 6.5.6 Figure 7 or Figure 10 te We have reviewed "W3C provenance" standard (http://www.w3.org /TR/2011/WDprov-dm20111018/) and we find out that almost any element/attribute that an equivalent element in this standard but a relation between entities called "revisionOf" to say that a resource is the revision of another resource. We propose 2 alternatives to include this here. Please consider the possibility of including one. Add: additionalDocument ation: CI_Citation [0..*] (publications that describe usage of data) Add a new MD_DiscoveredIssu e class to MD_Usage with the following attributes: + expectedFix: CI_Date [0..1] (Date when a solution is expected) + fixedResource: MD_Identification [0..1] (Link to an alternative resource that has the problem fixed) + knownProblem: CharacterString [0..1] (the issue that is known to be present) + workAround: CharacterString [0..1] (provisional solution) + additionalDocument ation: + CI_Citation [0..*] (Publication where the issue was reported) Alternative A: Add a new code "revisionOf" in the DS_AssociationType Code Alternative B: Include a new element in MD_MaintenanceInf ormation called “+ previousVersion: MD_Identifier” (or CI_Citation) as a way to link to the previous version of this dataset. 25 Accepted in principle Add attribute named “identifier: MD_Identifier [0..1] Joan will provide definition and explaination text DD Done Accepted alternative A DD_Done FP7 Project Nr: 265178 Project start date: 01 Feb 2011 Acronym: GeoViQua Project title: QUAlity aware VIsualisation for the Global Earth Observation system of systems Theme: ENV.2010.4.1.2‐2 Theme title: Integrating new data visualisation approaches of earth Systems into GEOSS development No MB 1 Clause Nº/ Subclause Nº/ Annex (e.g. 3.1) Paragraph/ Figure/Tabl e/Note (e.g. Table 1) Type of com-ment2 Comment (justification for change) by the MB Proposed change by the MB Editing committee and secretariat observations on each comment submitted 19 OG C 85 6.5.5 Figure 9 te Many more detailed languages are emerging for describing details of lineage. If such descriptions are available for a dataset, the metadata should be able to reference them. Adding citation[0..*]: CI_Citation to LI_Lineage is a general way to address this need. Accepted Table 1. GeoViQua comments on ISO/CD 19115-1 Geographic Information – Metadata – Part 1: Fundamentals. In blue the accepted ones. In orange the not accepted ones. You can see the table with the complete comments on the Annex D. The ISO 19157:2013 (Geographic information -- Data quality) was finally approved on 12-06-2013. This standard establishes the principles for describing the quality of geographic data. It defines components for describing data quality; specifies components and content structure of a register for data quality measures; describes general procedures for evaluating the quality of geographic data; and establishes principles for reporting data quality. The ISO 19157:2013 also defines a set of data quality measures for use in evaluating and reporting data quality. It is applicable to data producers providing quality information to describe and assess how well a data set conforms to its product specification and to data users attempting to determine whether or not specific geographic data are of sufficient quality for their particular application. It does not attempt to define minimum acceptable levels of quality for geographic data. The ISO 19115-1:2014 (Geographic information -- Metadata -- Part 1: Fundamentals) was finally approved on 19-03-2014. This standard defines the schema required for describing geographic information and services by means of metadata. It provides information about the identification, the extent, the quality, the spatial and temporal aspects, the content, the spatial reference, the portrayal, distribution, and other properties of digital geographic data and services. ISO 19115-1:2014 is applicable to: the cataloguing of all types of resources, clearinghouse activities, and the full description of datasets and services, and the geographic services, geographic datasets, dataset series, and individual geographic features and feature properties. It defines mandatory and conditional metadata sections, metadata entities, and metadata elements; the minimum set of metadata required to serve most metadata applications (data discovery, determining data fitness for use, data access, data transfer, and use of digital data and services); optional metadata elements to allow for a more extensive standard description of resources, if required; and a a method for extending metadata to fit specialized needs. 26 FP7 Project Nr: 265178 Project start date: 01 Feb 2011 Acronym: GeoViQua Project title: QUAlity aware VIsualisation for the Global Earth Observation system of systems Theme: ENV.2010.4.1.2‐2 Theme title: Integrating new data visualisation approaches of earth Systems into GEOSS development Though ISO 19115-1:2014 is applicable to digital data and services, its principles can be extended to many other types of resources such as maps, charts, and textual documents as well as non-geographic data. Certain conditional metadata elements might not apply to these other forms of data. XML schemas are still lacking for the “19115-3 Geographic information - Metadata - Part 3: XML schema implementation of metadata fundamentals” 2.3 2.3.1 Cooperation with European and GEO initiatives INSPIRE conference (23rd - 27th June 2013, Florence, Italy) GeoViQua participated in the INSPIRE Conference 2013 organizing a “Quality Information Workshop: from dataset quality to individual sample”. Information about data quality is regularly created by official producers of geospatial data and by scientists who process and derive new datasets. Unfortunately this information takes a number of different forms (e.g., quality reports, scientific papers, informal comments..) whose formats are inhomogeneous, making comparison difficult. Current or extended standards for data quality descriptions (ISO19115, ISO19157, etc) can be used or developed to define ‘quality indicators’, including quality measures and provenance parameters but these become too verbose to represent sample-level quality. More tools are needed. From the producer side, there is a need to simplify the creation of quality descriptions without compromising detail. From the user side, the identification of datasets that fit the user’s purpose can be achieved by allowing metadata intercomparison, quality labels, data discovery using quality thresholds, refinement of search results and common visualization techniques. Additionally, user experiences need to be collected in a structured way so that comments, citations, discovered issues and ratings are captured, aggregated and exposed. This workshop discussed a INSPIRE perspective in the data quality by analyzing the outcomes of the GeoViQua FP7 project which aims to add rigorous data quality representations to existing search and visualization in the GEO Portal functionalities of the Global Earth Observation System of Systems (GEOSS): 1. A quality framework that enhances producer metadata, and proposes the addition of user feedback. The producer model builds on existing ISO standards (19115 and 19157) adding reference dataset information, citations, traceability of quality statements and discovered issues. The user model informs the database structure for a feedback server from which comments, citations, discovered issues, ratings and reports of usage may be stored and retrieved. 2. A quality-aware discovery service, namely a quality-aware extension of the OGC Catalogue Service for the Web (CSW-Q), which could cope with qualityconstrained search. This will be included in the GEOSS Discovery and Access Broker. 27 FP7 Project Nr: 265178 Project start date: 01 Feb 2011 Acronym: GeoViQua Project title: QUAlity aware VIsualisation for the Global Earth Observation system of systems Theme: ENV.2010.4.1.2‐2 Theme title: Integrating new data visualisation approaches of earth Systems into GEOSS development 3. A standards-based approach for the visualization of quality / uncertainty information in 2D, developed using the OGC Web Map Service (WMS). This extension reusing the concepts of UncertML in a ncWMS server implementation. Extracted from: http://inspire.ec.europa.eu/events/conferences/inspire_2013/schedule/submissions/194. html Agenda: Time Topic 16:05 Introduction 16:20 Quality models 16:35 Producer Quality Model 16:50 User Feedback Model 17:00 KML-Q 17:10 WMS-Q 17:20 GeoLabel 17:30 GeoLabel demo 17:40 Discovery and Access Broker The Workshop presentation can be seen at: http://inspire.ec.europa.eu/events/conferences/inspire_2013/pdfs/23-06-2013_ROOM4_16.00%20-%2017.30_273-J%20Maso_J-Maso.pdf Figure 4: A picture of the INSPIRE 2013 Workshop organized by GeoViQua: “Quality Information Workshop: from dataset quality to individual sample” 28 FP7 Project Nr: 265178 Project start date: 01 Feb 2011 Acronym: GeoViQua Project title: QUAlity aware VIsualisation for the Global Earth Observation system of systems Theme: ENV.2010.4.1.2‐2 Theme title: Integrating new data visualisation approaches of earth Systems into GEOSS development 2.3.2 GEOSS Science and Technology Stakeholder Network GeoViQua has attended to both GEOSS Science and Technology Stakeholder Network that was originated in the EGIDA project (in which CREAF was also partner). In fact, CREAF has elaborated in collaboration with some GeoViQua partners and many others a proposal to a new H2020 project proposal in response to the topic code SC5-18a called ConnectinGEO. Next meeting of the GEOSS Science and Technology Stakeholder Network will be held soon in the USA. In the ConnectinGEO, the GEOSS Science and Technology Stakeholder Network will be an embryo of a new European Network of Earth Observation Networks and if the project is funded, it will stimulate the continuation and extension of it. GeoViQua will continue in contact with this network to increase the outreach of the project. 2.3.2.1 1rt GEOSS Science and Technology Stakeholder Workshop GeoViQua participated in the 1st Joint Workshop of the EGIDA Stakeholder Network and Advisory Board Connecting GEOSS and its Stakeholders in Science and Technology held in Bonn, Germany, May 9-11, 2011. The workshop was open for all EGIDA project members, members of the EGIDA Advisory Board, members of the EGIDA Stakeholder network, the STC members, and, in general, stakeholders in S&T of GEOSS. All members of the EGIDA Advisory Board and Stakeholder Network are in particular invited to participate. Due to available room capacity, participation was limited to 80 persons. More information can be obtained here: http://www.geo-tasks.org/workshops/2011_Bonn/ 2.3.2.2 2nd GEOSS Science and Technology Stakeholder Workshop GeoViQua participated in the GEOSS: Supporting Science for the Millennium Development Goals and Beyond workshop held in Bonn, Germany, August 28— 31, 2012 More information can be obtained here: http://www.geo-tasks.org/workshops/2012_Bonn/ The goal of the workshop was to bring together representatives of the stakeholder organization in international science and research, funding agencies providing resources for sustainability research, and intergovernmental agencies defining and maintaining frameworks relevant for global sustainability for a dialog on the support provided by GEOSS for sustainability research and monitoring can by better aligned to the needs of the stakeholders. The output of the workshop included a goal document summarizing the research needs associated with the eight MDGs (Millennium Development Goals) and grand challenges and detailing the strategy for a GEOSS that would ensure the availability of Earth observations required for addressing these research needs. A road map describes the steps necessary to ensure that the future development of GEOSS is aligned with the needs arising from the current MDGs and post-2015 goals, as well as the Grand Challenges and Belmont Challenges addressed by the Future Earth - research for global sustainability Initiative. 29 FP7 Project Nr: 265178 Project start date: 01 Feb 2011 Acronym: GeoViQua Project title: QUAlity aware VIsualisation for the Global Earth Observation system of systems Theme: ENV.2010.4.1.2‐2 Theme title: Integrating new data visualisation approaches of earth Systems into GEOSS development The workshop was jointly organized by the GEOSS Science and Technology Stakeholder Network and the Group on Earth Observations (GEO). The workshop is sponsored by the EGIDA Project and co-sponsored by a number of stakeholder organizations and projects, including the Belmont Forum; DIVERSITAS; the European Science Foundation (ESF); the Federation of Earth Science Information Partners (ESIP); EuroGeoSurveys; the Directorate Environment of the European Commission; the International Council of Science (ICSU); the IEEE International Committee on Earth Observations (IEEE/ICEO); the International Geosphere-Biosphere Programme (IGBP); the International Human Dimension Program on Global Environmental Change (IHDP); the International Social Science Council (ISSC); the International Union of Geodesy and Geophysics (IUGG) represented through the International Association of Hydrological Sciences (IAHS); the Scientific Committee on Problems of the Environment (SCOPE); the Global Change System for Analysis, Research, and Training (START); the United Nations University Institute of Environment and Human Security (UNU-EHS); the World Climate Research Programme (WCRP); and the World Data System (WDS) of ICSU. Projects co-sponsoring the workshop are the projects GeoViQua, and GEOWOW, all funded by the European Commission's Seventh Framework Programme (FP7). The Communities of Practice (CoPs) of GEO are represented through the GEO Work Plan Task ID-04. 2.3.3 GEOSS EUROPEAN PROJECTS WORKSHOP (GEPW) “The GEO initiative was launched in 2005 with the objective of increasing the accessibility and availability of Earth Observation data through the development of a Global Earth Observation System of Systems (GEOSS) to be delivered by 2015. It includes 86 countries, the European Commission and 61 intergovernmental, international, and regional participating organisations “. (GEO 2012) GeoViQua has been continuously collaborating with the GEO European Projects’ Workshop since its beginning in 2011. During this time, GeoViQua has participated in the following Workshops: 2.3.3.1 GEPW-5 The Fifth GEO European Projects Workshop took place in London on 8th and 9th February 2011. This workshop was built on the outcomes of the GEO Plenary and the GEO Ministerial meetings, which took place in Beijing in November 2010. The GEPW-5 was the latest in a series of workshops designed to foster European participation within GEO and increase Co-ordination between existing or future Earth Observation projects in Europe that contribute to the implementation of the GEOSS. The workshop had three main points: The preparation of the European input to the 2012-2015 GEO Work Plan o The implementation the GEOSS Data Sharing Action Plan in Europe o To discuss the future of GEO and GEOSS from a European viewpoint In the GEPW-5 GeoViQua presented a poster about the objectives of the project. 30 FP7 Project Nr: 265178 Project start date: 01 Feb 2011 Acronym: GeoViQua Project title: QUAlity aware VIsualisation for the Global Earth Observation system of systems Theme: ENV.2010.4.1.2‐2 Theme title: Integrating new data visualisation approaches of earth Systems into GEOSS development 2.3.3.2 GEPW-6 The principal theme of this workshop was assessing Europe's current and potential contribution to the 20012-2015 GEO Work Plan. It was also discussed the future of GEO beyond the current mandate, which runs until 6 2015. Rapporteurs noted the progress that has been made and the gaps that still exist. The meeting was organised around a series of keynote addresses covering a selection of the GEO Societal Benefit Areas. These were followed by a number of individual splinter sessions with presentations by representatives of GEO-related projects and organisations. In the GEPW-6 held in Rome (7-8 May 2012), GeoViQua presented a poster and the presentation “GeoViQua: Trustworthy Earth observation data”, which summarized some of the results obtained in the first year of the project. Figure 5: Agenda of the GEPW-6 2.3.3.3 GEPW-7 GeoViQua organized the last GEPW-7 in Barcelona on 8-9th April 2013. The venue The venue was held in the “Casa de la Convalescència” (Convalescence House), a Modernist building (art noveau) built by the famous architect Domenech i Muntaner that is currently a conference facility that our university restored at the Barcelona city centre (close to Gaudi’s Sagrada Familia). 31 FP7 Project Nr: 265178 Project start date: 01 Feb 2011 Acronym: GeoViQua Project title: QUAlity aware VIsualisation for the Global Earth Observation system of systems Theme: ENV.2010.4.1.2‐2 Theme title: Integrating new data visualisation approaches of earth Systems into GEOSS development Figure 6: Map of the venue entrance to the GEPW7 More information about the history and the architecture of the building can be found at: http://www.fundaciouab.com/casa/pdf/historia_arquitectura_eng.pdf The building has a plenary room (up to 180 people) and other small rooms (up to 70 people each) next to the main room. Internet access is provided by WIFI connection. Preparation of the rooms will be done by UAB staff. Corridors can host 30 poster panels approximately. Figure 7: Details of the building for the GEPW7 32 FP7 Project Nr: 265178 Project start date: 01 Feb 2011 Acronym: GeoViQua Project title: QUAlity aware VIsualisation for the Global Earth Observation system of systems Theme: ENV.2010.4.1.2‐2 Theme title: Integrating new data visualisation approaches of earth Systems into GEOSS development Figure 8: Plenary room (left) and split session room (right) for the GEPW7 Figure 9: Split session rooms for the GEPW7 Catering facilities More pictures can be seen at: http://www.fundaciouab.com/casa/ENG/galeria.asp?Id_CARPETA=1&Id_FOTO=62 The website A website was created for this purpose: http://gepw7.creaf.cat with all the relevant information on agendas, hotels, “how to get there” and so on. 33 FP7 Project Nr: 265178 Project start date: 01 Feb 2011 Acronym: GeoViQua Project title: QUAlity aware VIsualisation for the Global Earth Observation system of systems Theme: ENV.2010.4.1.2‐2 Theme title: Integrating new data visualisation approaches of earth Systems into GEOSS development Figure 10: GEPW7 website The workshop Figure 11: Picture with some of the GEPW-7 assistants This is the agenda of the 2-days event and with the hyperlinks to the presentations given: MONDAY 15TH APRIL 8:009:00 Registration PLENARY (Magna room) 9:00 9:30 Opening Session and Introductory Statements European Commission - Andrea Tilche, AEMET Fernando Belda, Generalitat de Catalunya - Jordi Mas, CREAF - Javier Retana & UAB - Xavier PonsChair= Joan Masó 34 FP7 Project Nr: 265178 Project start date: 01 Feb 2011 Acronym: GeoViQua Project title: QUAlity aware VIsualisation for the Global Earth Observation system of systems Theme: ENV.2010.4.1.2‐2 Theme title: Integrating new data visualisation approaches of earth Systems into GEOSS development 9:30 11:00 Spanish contributions to the GEOSS and other Earth Observations activitiesChair= Andrea TilcheRapporteur=Joan Maso 9:30 9:42 The contribution and organization of the Spanish official representatives to GEO. A top-down approach - 9:42 9:54 Connecting Spanish National Plan for Land Observation (PNOT) to GEO/GEOSS -Antonio Arozarena 9:54 10:06 Connecting the Spanish Earth Observation network (RNOT) to GEOSS. -Jose Antonio Sobrino Julio Gonzalez Breña (Statal Meteorological Agency - AEMET) Villar (National Geographic Institute - IGN) (University of Valencia - UV) 10:06 10:18 Applying the state of the art SDI research to GEOSS -Joaquin Huerta (University Jaume I - UJI) 10:18 10:30 Gfg2: an FP7 project for GEOSS. The experience of a Spanish SME 10:30 10:42 The Spanish representation in Environment FP7 projects (by telecon) - Carolina Rodríguez Rodríguez - Anna Puig Centelles (Starlab) (Centro para el Desarrollo Tecnológico Industrial - CDTI) 10:42 11:00 Q&A 11:0011:30 Coffee Break 11:30 13:30 11:30 11:50 SPLINTER SESSION (Aula 13) SPLINTER SESSION (Magna room) SPLINTER SESSION (Aula 10.12) SBA Session: Health, Energy and Geological ResourcesChair = Nicola PirroneRapporteur = Kym Watson Session on Research infrastructures and their contribution to GEOSSChair =Stefano NativiRapporteur = Eleni Christia Session on Copernicus and its Downstream ProjectsChair = Florence BeroudRapporteur = Tim Jacobs Towards a European Geological Data Infrastructure - Luca De (EuroGeoSurveys) Micheli Contributions of 12:10 12:30 Copernicus research infrastructures to GEOSS - Service: Yannick Legre (CNRS - IdGC) SeaDataNet 11:50 12:10 environmental The - present Global and Land future - Roselyne Lacaze (HYGEOS) EMODNet: Copernicus/GMES Initial operations – global component infrastructure for ocean & marine and possible downstream results and outlook - Martijn data management and its services in agriculture - Lieven Schaap (TNO) contribution to GEOSS -Dick Bydekerke (VITO) Schaap (MARIS) EnerGEO: Overview, main Advancing Renewable Energy with Climate Services - Melanie Davis (IC3) Developing a pan-European Implementation of common solutions MACC-II, using Earth observation for a cluster of ESFRI infrastructures systems to provide the Copernicus in the Sciences" field of "Environmental Atmosphere (ENVRI) - 35 Service - Roberto Engele (ECMWF) Richard FP7 Project Nr: 265178 Project start date: 01 Feb 2011 Acronym: GeoViQua Project title: QUAlity aware VIsualisation for the Global Earth Observation system of systems Theme: ENV.2010.4.1.2‐2 Theme title: Integrating new data visualisation approaches of earth Systems into GEOSS development Cossu (ESA) Earth 12:30 12:50 Observation and Environmental Modelling for the Mitigation of Health Risks - Jorge Lopez (Atos Spain) Challenges and opportunities in developing an E-Infrastructure for Biodiversity Marine Ecosystem Monitoring in the Monitoring SPACE - Palma Mediterranean - Gonzalo Malvarez (CNR_ISSIA) (Universidad Pablo de Olavide) from Blonda Assessment of Biomass for Bioenergy and crop forecast based on 12:50 13:10 Remote Sensing - experiences gained in the European ASIMUTH COOPEUS- Fostering transatlantic links for environmental (Applied Simulations and Integrated Modelling for the research Understanding of Toxic and Christoph Harmful Algal Blooms): towards a Waldmann (University of GMES-Copernicus downstream (FP7) and Geoland 2 (FP7) - Bremen/MARUM) service - Luz García(Instituto Martyna Gatkowska Español de Oceanografía) (Institute of Geodesy and Cartography, Poland) Projects: CEUBIOM infrastructures - Coordinating earth observation 13:10 13:30 Scalable, flexible, and EnerGEO Summer School - Standards-Based Data Services: data validation for RE-analysis for Peter Zeil (Z_GIS University the EarthServer- Peter Baumann CLIMAte ServiceS – CORE(Jacobs University | rasdaman of Salzburg) CLIMAX - Yijian Zeng (ITC GmbH) Faculty, University of Twente) 13:3014:30 Lunch Break SPLINTER SESSION (Aula 13) 14:30 16:30 SBA Session: Climate, Water and WeatherChair =Rick LawfordRapporteur = Richard Engelen SPLINTER SESSION (Magna room) SBA Session: Biodiversity, Session on Capacity Agriculture and BuildingChair = Lieven EcosystemsChair = Rob BydekerkeRapporteur = Roberto JongmanRapporteur = Pastres Giovanni Rum EU ICOS-INWIRE: a new project to 14:30 14:50 SPLINTER SESSION (Aula 10.12) BON - Integration of biodiversity data for Europe enhance greenhouse gas in- AGRICAB Project - Tim Jacobs Christoph Haeuser (Museum für Naturkunde - Leibniz situ data provision - Jean (VITO) Institute for Research Evolution and Biodiversity) Daniel Paris (CEA-LSCE) on Analysis and Experimentation on European climate services at 14:50 15:10 seasonal to decadal Ecosystems (AnaEE): A new time BalkanGEONet - Vesna Crnojevic- distributed research infrastructure Francisco Doblas- Bengin (University of Novi Sad) Reyes (IC3) scales - to forecast ecosystem responses to disturbance - Abad Chab bi (INRA) 36 FP7 Project Nr: 265178 Project start date: 01 Feb 2011 Acronym: GeoViQua Project title: QUAlity aware VIsualisation for the Global Earth Observation system of systems Theme: ENV.2010.4.1.2‐2 Theme title: Integrating new data visualisation approaches of earth Systems into GEOSS development GEOWOW case use "River 15:10 15:30 discharge modeling and validation" - Stephanie Göbel (University of Bonn) Water 15:30 15:50 resources Water in Africa, Latin America and Asia - monitoring and environment, biodiversity and production- EAMNET - Steve Groom (PML) Laura Moreno and Erwan Motte (Starlab Barcelona S.L.) observations and simulations of - Assessment and Monitoring of Forest Resources in the Framework of the EU-Russia Space Dialogue Christian Hüttich (Friedrich-SchillerUniversity Jena) EO for agriculture monitoring in Web-based Permanent Networking Ukraine within international EU-FP7 BalkanGEONet- initiatives GLAM and JECAM Roko Andričević (University of Nataliia Kussul (Space Plateau -Rogier Van der Split) Research Insitute NASUVelde (University of Twente) SSAU) soil moisture over the Tibetan Facility Coffee Break SPLINTER SESSION (Magna room) SPLINTER SESSION (Aula 10.12) SBA Session: Session on Infrastructure and SBA Session: DisastersChair = EcosystemsChair Data ManagementChair = Max Joaquin HuertaRapporteur = =Christoph Waldmann CragliaRapporteur = Ivette Serral Chris Mannaerts Rapporteur = Doug Cripe access ecosystem to ocean data via The GEO Web Portal New Marmara Supersite Project - Albert Fischer Interface - Guido Colangeli (ESA) (IOC/UNESCO) GEOWOW - The MEDINA e-infrastructure: 17:40 18:00 research and monitoring of Arctic ZAPÁS prediction system aimed at hydropower Improving 17:20 17:40 INTERACT – building capacity for ecosystems - Hannele Savela Chris Mannaerts (University of (Thule Institute, University of Twente, ITC) Oulu) flow SPLINTER SESSION (Aula 13) 17:00 17:20 for Satellite Application Developments 16:3017:00 17:00 19:20 Toolbox monitoring Ground measurements, satellite 16:10 16:30 GEONETCast Interoperable Smart Cities with Earth Observation, The EGIDA approach to the GEOSS services through an Open Platform for urban Ecosystems: atmospheric and hydrologic sustainability Paolo Mazzetti the i-SCOPE perspective Raffaele de Amicis modeling - Massimo Menenti (CNR-IIA) (Fondazione Graphitech) (TU Delft) Integrated 15:50 16:10 ITC indicators and models Nurcan Meral Özel (KOERI Bogazici University) FUTUREVOLC:A for volcanological The GEO DAB - Stefano Nativi supersite in Iceland - Freysteinn marine ecosystem assessment- (CNR) Sigmundsson (University of Roberto Pastres (University of Venice) Participatory environmental science - Luigi Ceccaroni and Iceland) GEOWOW:evolving GEOSS and its Spaceborne, Common Infrastructure for Societal 37 real-time, multi- parameter, synoptical monitoring FP7 Project Nr: 265178 Project start date: 01 Feb 2011 Acronym: GeoViQua Project title: QUAlity aware VIsualisation for the Global Earth Observation system of systems Theme: ENV.2010.4.1.2‐2 Theme title: Integrating new data visualisation approaches of earth Systems into GEOSS development Laia Subirats (Barcelona Benefits - Roberto Cossu (ESA) Digital Technology Centre) of erupting volcanoes at continental scales: concepts and demonstration - Fabrizio Ferrucci (Institut de Physique du Globe de Paris) 18:00 18:20 ESA Ocean Colour Climate Global Initiatives of Disaster Change Initiative / UK Using quality data in Earth Natassa GloboLakes + links to Observation Systems - Joan Masó Management Antoniou (Secure World GEOSS - Steve Groom (CREAF) Foundation) (PML) 18:20 18:40 Drought, Floods and Fires achievements and Mike COBWEB, AIP-6 and Access experiences in ESA-PECS Marine Management Federations - Chris Projects and Marie CurieITNHiggins (University of Edinburgh) GIONET Project - Martyna Gatkowska (Institute of Geodesy and Cartography) EC FP7 OpEc Grant (Plymouth Laboratory) PREFER: Monitoring agricultural practices 18:40 19:00 for the conservation of wetlands From ecosystems. towards Building of Global Mobile decision A successful system with EnviroGRIDS BlackSee SDI - Information Support for Prevention and REcovery of Forest Fires Emergency in the MediteRranean Karel Charvat (Czech Area Giovanni Laneve uncertainty visualization - Centre for Science and Society) (University of Rome "La Xavier Pons (UAB) Sapienza") Report from the GEOSS Future Assessing water resources in the Black Sea catchment Products Workshop 2013: The role 19:00under global changes - of Sensor web and Scientific Models 19:20 Anthony Lehmann in solving user queries - Joan Masó (University of Geneva) (CREAF) 20:30 Space-based SUBCOAST: towards a Dynamic DEM for coastal areas - Rob van der Krogt (TNO - Geological Survey of the Netherlands) Dinner reception (provided by CREAF) TUESDAY 16TH APRIL PLENARY (Magna room) 8:30 10:00 Showcases demonstrating the added value of GEOSS and GEO (Sprint to Summit 2013) Chair = Ezio BussolettiRapporteur = Max Craglia 8:30 8:45 Introduction to the Sprint To Summit 2013 - Alan Edwards (European Commission) 8:45 9:00 Interoperability plans and tests between GEODAB and the GEONETCast - Stefano Nativi (CNR) 9:00 9:15 Linking ChloroGIN with GEOSS - Mike Grant (Plymouth Marine Laboratory) 38 FP7 Project Nr: 265178 Project start date: 01 Feb 2011 Acronym: GeoViQua Project title: QUAlity aware VIsualisation for the Global Earth Observation system of systems Theme: ENV.2010.4.1.2‐2 Theme title: Integrating new data visualisation approaches of earth Systems into GEOSS development 9:15 - 9: 30 Developing environmental indicators via GEOWOW: the ocean ecosystems example - Roberto Cossu (ESA) 9:30 10:00 Discussion, Q & A 10:00 11:00 Session on Private Sector Engagement Chair = Alan EdwardsRapporteur =Giovanni Rum 10:00 10:15 Private Sector Engagement in GEOSS - Barbara Ryan (GEO Secretariat) 10:15 10:30 S & T Corp - Maud Van de Broek (S&T) 10:30 10:45 Institutional projects from a private sector perspective - Javier Duro and Fifame Koudogbo (Altamira Information) 10:45 11:00 Discussion, Q & A 11:00 11:30 Coffee Break 11:30 13:30 Session on GEO Global Initiatives Chair =Gilles Ollier Rapporteur = Maria dalla Costa 11:30 11:50 GEO and the Blue Planet Initiative - Albert Fischer (IOC/UNESCO) 11:50 12:10 GEOGLAM - Joao Soares (Group on Earth Observations) 12:10 12:30 GEO BON - Rob Jongman (Wageningen UR, Alterra) 12:30 12:50 The Global Mercury Observation System: a GEO initiative to support the Global Treaty - Nicola Pirrone (CNR-Institute of Atmospheric Pollution Research) 12:50 13:10 GFOI -Giovanni Rum (GEO Secretariat) 13:10 13:30 GEO Carbon - Antonio Bombelli (CMCC) 13:30 14:45 Applicability of GeoViQua Quality Model to other GEO projects (Social event in the lunch room) 13:30 Lunch Break 39 FP7 Project Nr: 265178 Project start date: 01 Feb 2011 Acronym: GeoViQua Project title: QUAlity aware VIsualisation for the Global Earth Observation system of systems Theme: ENV.2010.4.1.2‐2 Theme title: Integrating new data visualisation approaches of earth Systems into GEOSS development 14:45 14:45 16:00 GEO Post 2015 Round Table with Gilles Ollier (EC), Ezio Bussoletti (IT), Fernando Belda (ES) Tiit Kutser (EE), Ruth Kelman (UK),Carsten Dettmann (DE) Chair = Alan Edwards Rapporteur=Doug Cripe 16:00 16:30 Coffee Break 16:30 18:00 Reports from Sessions and Concluding Remarks Chair = Gilles Ollier & Alan Edwards 18:00 Closing 18:00 19:00 2nd Scientific Division of GEO Spain Meeting (In Spanish) The Social Dinner The social dinner provided by CREAF was held held at the Restaurant Marina Moncho's. It is located at the seaside of Barcelona Olimpic port. Figure 12 Social dinner place The media 40 FP7 Project Nr: 265178 Project start date: 01 Feb 2011 Acronym: GeoViQua Project title: QUAlity aware VIsualisation for the Global Earth Observation system of systems Theme: ENV.2010.4.1.2‐2 Theme title: Integrating new data visualisation approaches of earth Systems into GEOSS development Figure 13: Pictures of the GEPW7 event. Some of the pictures of http://gepw7.creaf.cat/Outcomes.htm the workshop can be seen here: Figure 14: A video about the GEPW7. The video of the workshop http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q_l7ySvDMmA 41 can be seen here: FP7 Project Nr: 265178 Project start date: 01 Feb 2011 Acronym: GeoViQua Project title: QUAlity aware VIsualisation for the Global Earth Observation system of systems Theme: ENV.2010.4.1.2‐2 Theme title: Integrating new data visualisation approaches of earth Systems into GEOSS development Parallel events During the celebration of the GEPW-7 other events were held: ‐ ‐ ‐ 2.4 2.4.1 European GEO Water Strategy Workshop April 17-18. Draft agenda: http://gepw7.creaf.cat/The%20Barelona%20Water%20Strategy%20Workshop.pd f Ninth Annual Integrated Global Water Cycle Observations (IGWCO) Community of Practice (COP) Meeting. April 18-19: http://gepw7.creaf.cat/IGWCO%20Invite%20letter%20for%20GEPW7%20colleag ues.pdf GeoViQua Quality Model Workshop: http://twiki.geoviqua.org/twiki/bin/view/GeoViQua/GEPW7GVQDemo Cooperation with other international institutions IGARSS 2012 GeoViQua collaborates in the IEEE Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium as an exhibitor jointly with EGIDA FP7 project and MiraMon, a GIS and RS software developed in the Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona. GeoViQua also participates with a scientific contribution with the paper Emerging data quality from GEOSS integrated clearinghouses; I. Serral, P. Díaz, J. Masó and X. Pons. The event will take place from 22-27th July 2012 in Munich, Germany. Figure 15: Relation of main participants in IGARSS 2012 2.4.2 EARSC general assembly Involvement of the European association of remote sensing industry (EARSC). EARSC set up a working group dedicated to certification. As observer to the EARSC, ESA 42 FP7 Project Nr: 265178 Project start date: 01 Feb 2011 Acronym: GeoViQua Project title: QUAlity aware VIsualisation for the Global Earth Observation system of systems Theme: ENV.2010.4.1.2‐2 Theme title: Integrating new data visualisation approaches of earth Systems into GEOSS development brings in also input coming from GeoViQua achievements, including outcomes from the GEO label activity. ESA made a presentation of project concept and achievements at EARSC general assembly, and other EARSC meetings, including telecoms. The EARSC Annual Meeting and General Assembly took place on June 30th in Brussels. About 20 Members took part in the meeting and contributed to the familiar and interesting event. Two invited lectures were presented Dr. Stefano Bruzzi, Head of the ESA Coordination Office and co-leader of the GMES Programme Office and Dr. Steve Coulson, Head of the ESA-EOMD Program. Both have informed us about ESA´s strategy in Earth Observation, in particular in the GMES and EOEP activities and the new opportunities to do business with ESA at the upcoming EOMD- Market Development programme. 2.4.3 European Geospatial Union GeoViQua have participated in several EGU General Assemblies from 2011 to 2013 by presenting posters and oral sessions and will be also presented in 2014. EGU brings together a large number of geo scientists at a meeting covering all disciplines of the Earth, Planetary and Space Sciences. The coordinator of the GeoViQua project was elected the new president of the section Earth and Space Science Informatics (ESSI ) of the EGU during the duration of the GeoViQua project. 2.4.4 Earthcube 2.4.4.1 Earthcube meeting in Bremen Germany (21/9/2012) This one day meeting was held following the kickoff of the COOPEUS framework project, which focuses on European and US collaboration. It had 20 attendees from a variety of organizations. The list of attendees is: The presentations have been uploaded in Googledocs https://docs.google.com/folder/d/0B6ovZrDPKFGuWDRySzUweWQxRGc/edit . 43 at FP7 Project Nr: 265178 Project start date: 01 Feb 2011 Acronym: GeoViQua Project title: QUAlity aware VIsualisation for the Global Earth Observation system of systems Theme: ENV.2010.4.1.2‐2 Theme title: Integrating new data visualisation approaches of earth Systems into GEOSS development Subsequent to the meeting, all attendees were asked to respond to a survey. A final report will be posted including a summary of the meeting outcomes and an analysis of the survey. 2.4.4.2 EarthCube Session at the OGC Quarterly Meeting in DC (March 2014) To all interested in finding out what's going on with the US National Science Foundation's (NSF) EarthCube initiative: Come to OGC's quarterly Technical Committee meeting in the DC area on Tuesday, March 25, 1-5pm. A webcast of the session will be available, and connection information will be distributed closer to the meeting. This was the agenda: 1. Welcome and Introductions (David Arctur) 2. EarthCube Community Engagement (Erin Robinson) 3. EarthCube IT (George Percivall) 4. EarthCube Conceptual Designs 1. CD-1 (Ilya Zaslavsky, Steve Richards) 2. CD-2 (Phil Yang) 5. EarthCube Building Block – CINERGI (Ilya, Steve) 6. EarthCube BB – Integrating Discrete & Continuous Data (David Arctur) 7. EarthCube BB – OceanLink (Bob Arko) 8. ODM2 – Observation Data Model v2 (Anthony Aufdenkampe) 9. GeoViQua – User Feedback on Data Quality (Joan Masó)* 10. GeoVoCamp – Geo Vocabulary Workshops (Charles Vardeman) This time the organizers of the meeting wanted a presentation about the user feedback system developed in GeoViQua. User feedback input OGC January 13, 2014 ® GEO Week. AIP6. Geneva Page 10 Figure 16 GeoViQua in the EarthCube parallel event in the lat OGC TC slide. The GeoViQua presentation can be found at http://twiki.geoviqua.org/twiki/pub/GeoViQua/DisseminationOportunities/10GeoViQua%20%E2%80%93%20User%20Feedback%20on%20Data%20Quality.ppt 44 FP7 Project Nr: 265178 Project start date: 01 Feb 2011 Acronym: GeoViQua Project title: QUAlity aware VIsualisation for the Global Earth Observation system of systems Theme: ENV.2010.4.1.2‐2 Theme title: Integrating new data visualisation approaches of earth Systems into GEOSS development 2.5 2.5.1 Cooperation with local initiatives Catalan Cartographic Institute (ICC) After attending the Inspire conference GeoViQua workshop, some members of the ICC present there requested to CREAF to have an internal presentation and discussion about the topics of that presentation. The presentation was made in November 7th,2013 in the presence of the board of directors. There were creative discussions and the main outcome that the ICC responsibles will analyze how to integrate some of the GeoViQua components in the ICC systems. Particular interest was seen about the GeoViQua user feedback system. The presentation was repeated later for the members of the Technical Commission of the Catalan Cartographic Plan (PCC) that also were interested in several aspects of the GeoViQua work. Presenting Quality Information : From Dataset Quality to Individual Sample. GeoViQua project Joan Masó (CREAF) ICC Wednesday 11th December Figure 17 First slide of the GeoViQua presentation to the PCC technical committee. 3. Conclusions Work package 8 of the GeoViQua project was responsible for the dissemination of the project progress and results in close collaboration with the management structure in work package 1. GeoViQua project has been actively engaged in GEOSS (as reported in D 8.6) but has also cooperated with different initiatives. GeoViQua has directly collaborated with a long list of FP7 projects and many more had heard about what GeoViQua was doing and have the opportunity to use it. We are confident that new projects in the Horizon 2020 will be able to reuse the project results and the consortium will work in this direction beyond the end of the project. This deliverable also describes some attempts to generate move new proposals into the H2020 project done by the coordinator. The coordinator takes very seriously the possibility of collaborating with standardization bodies such as OGC, IEEE, CEN and ISO. Particularly important are the efforts done to 45 FP7 Project Nr: 265178 Project start date: 01 Feb 2011 Acronym: GeoViQua Project title: QUAlity aware VIsualisation for the Global Earth Observation system of systems Theme: ENV.2010.4.1.2‐2 Theme title: Integrating new data visualisation approaches of earth Systems into GEOSS development introduce the User feedback model and system into the OGC standardization process and the GEO label into the IEEE process. We will also use the CEN repository to store project deliverables and results. The project has participated in all previous GEOSS European Project Workshop in London and Rome and organized the last one in Barcelona. Everyone considered the organization of the last one a complete success. Participation in European and international activities such as INSPIRE (through the Inspire conferences participation in several edition and particularly important in the last one) and Earthcube (though participation in 2 workshops). We have also participated in both GEOSS Science and Technology Stakeholder meetings and we have also interacted with the European Association for Remote Sensing Companies. 46 FP7 Project Nr: 265178 Project start date: 01 Feb 2011 Acronym: GeoViQua Project title: QUAlity aware VIsualisation for the Global Earth Observation system of systems Theme: ENV.2010.4.1.2‐2 Theme title: Integrating new data visualisation approaches of earth Systems into GEOSS development Annex A. Scientific Publication Citation, Contribution from GeoViQua to this task 4.1 Introduction A scientific publication is usually applied to text, images, or other audio-visual content on any medium, from paper (newspapers, magazines, catalogs, etc.) to electronic publishing forms such as websites, wikies e-books, Compact Discs and MP3s. Under the term of scientific publication we have evaluated all the categories mentioned above, as well as its relationship with a dataset catalogue, all of this by means of citation of publications. It has been found that the relation between a dataset and a scientific publication is a 2 way link. In one had, a dataset can cite external publications that uses the dataset, and on the other hand, a publication can cite a dataset that has been used while elaborating the publication. In many scientific studies, the data is produced by a scientist who is willing to find out something. This could later lead to a publication in a scientific paper. The data and of the paper publication can be simultaneous. In which case, Pangea proposes a workflow to relate both, based on connecting the publication chains of both data and articles. In GEOSS the situation is not so simple because main data producers release their products with their metadata and then, scientist use this data and publish research on these products in a disconnected way. It has not been approached the issue on how this connection should be made in GEOSS. During this task, we have focussed on the relationship between publication-dataset as well as on how publications can be linked to a GEOSS dataset (the second scenario). Initially, it was considered to use a reference to the data in the reference/bibliography section of the document (with all the other normal references to other publication) as suggested by the International Polar Year (IPY) citation standard. The former GEO task ST-09-02 (also supported by the EGIDA project) did some work on how to build a citation standard. This work is now being continued by the ID-03 group. When this work is finished, they will also provide a univocal way on how a publication should cite data. They are using the classical expanded approach, but currently they do not consider to link unique identifier for publication with data identifiers. Through all this process GeoViQua is collaborating with these groups. Parallel efforts to deal with this problem are being undertaken by DataCite and Pangaea projects. In fact Elsevier has recently adopted a way to cite data as can be seen in the following example: http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0967063708001805. 47 FP7 Project Nr: 265178 Project start date: 01 Feb 2011 Acronym: GeoViQua Project title: QUAlity aware VIsualisation for the Global Earth Observation system of systems Theme: ENV.2010.4.1.2‐2 Theme title: Integrating new data visualisation approaches of earth Systems into GEOSS development While some effort has been done to identify datasets, GEOSS catalogues has other mechanisms to identify metadata records in the clearinghouse that are different from this approach. Please, note that a metadata identifier is not necessarily a data identifier. A thorough background on citation was performed, and it was found that citation has been addressed for some time now through several initiatives, some projects such as CLADDIER [CLADDIER, 2005] (aimed at establishing methodologies for data citation as well as designing a system to link publications held in two repositories with datasets hold in the British Atmospheric Data Centre), have been working on the importance of data cir tation and on how to link datasets and publications; other projects concentrate their effort on establishing a unique number for identifying datasets and parts of it, such as the DataCite organisation [DataCite,2009] (helping researchers to find, to access, and to reuse data through internet in an easy way, by promoting and providing a Digital Object Identifier [DOI] number for the datasets); there is also Centre for Environmental Data Archival [CEDA, 2011] repository (which provides a unique identification number to identify earth data acquired on field campaigns); and finally, some initiatives try to address the issue on how to view publications that cite a particular dataset (OJDC, which is a repository for grey literature). All of these are just mentioned as examples of initiatives that have been taking place or that are still undergoing. When gathering information on how to identify a particular dataset, it was found that the existence of a unique identification value such as a DOI, a Uniform Resource Locator (URL), an ISBN number or an ISSN number, which identifies a particular publication, can be used to link a scientific publication to a specific dataset within a catalogue. The DOI reference has been used for scientific publications since 1994, as well as the ISBN and ISSN identification used for books back in the seventies, but recently, with the use of the Internet, new categories of publications have appear (web-pages, wikis,…) which require a unique identifier number. ISO 690-2010 interpretation on web publications, states that URLs should be written in the same place where DOIs are. If the information location changes from time to time, the URL also changes accordingly, and thus it can be difficult to retrieve the resource. This is why accompanying the URL, it has to be documented as much information as possible regarding the web. This can also be solved by the use of persistent URL’s (PURL) redirectors. Even though, this was found to be an optimum solution, not all scientific publications have a unique identification number, in some cases a publication can be a manual, or an article from a journal which is not indexed, or a CD/DVD from an official institution. All of which are lacked of a unique identification number, and thus the need for a holistic approach to link data and complete citations has to be solved. In the GeoViQua project we need a corpus of publications that reference datasets for different purposes in order to test the reference publication model that is going to be included in the Producers Quality Metadata Model. Since this is a new topic in GEOSS, it is not possible to extract publications form metadata about the data. Despite efforts have been made to define a data citation standard for scientific publications, currently it is not possible to automatically extract this information from the publications. In order to have a small set of examples, we have manually extracted some publications that are 48 FP7 Project Nr: 265178 Project start date: 01 Feb 2011 Acronym: GeoViQua Project title: QUAlity aware VIsualisation for the Global Earth Observation system of systems Theme: ENV.2010.4.1.2‐2 Theme title: Integrating new data visualisation approaches of earth Systems into GEOSS development related to datasets registered in GEOSS. This material will be input to test the models developed for the producer quality metadata model (Task 6.1), as well as for the user feedback system (task 3.5). To that aim, a producer quality metadata model has been designed taking into consideration all the guidelines stated in ISO 19115:2006, ISO 19115-2, ISO 19157, ISO 690-2010 and from additions made by GeoViQua group based on the requirements phase (deliverable 2.1). These additions have been introduced to meet the needs observed, and thus to correctly link datasets to publication through the citation of the publication. 4.2 Dataset-Publication Relationship Efforts have been made to integrate all the ISOs relevant to the subject, such as ISO 19115:2006 which defines the elements that conform the entity “Citation and responsible party information: CI_Citation” class that can be used for citing external resources. When merging all this guidelines GeoViQua has found necessary to add some more attributes to this class to be able to reuse it as a way to cite publications, this is why a specialized class has been designed (GVQ_Publication) with some additional attributes such as DOI, URL, volume, issue, pages, purpose, relatedResource, target, scope and category. By doing this, any CI_Citation in the metadata model can be substituted by a GVQ_Publication. Also, the possibility to add a GVQ_Publication has been included in several different metadata classes that had no previous CI_citation attribute depending on the purpose of the publication. Publications have evolved from paper publications to an extended variety of sources, having suffered a dramatic increase in number and sources on the last decades due to the on-line access. During the development of this task, a lot of time was put into gathering and studying all formats of publications in order to have a wide scope of the different kind of publications now available, from paper map documents to articles and wikis, among other, as well as defining the kind of information that is needed to reach a particular publication. 4.2.1 Examples of publications sorted by data reference purpose One of the needs detected has been to establish the purpose of each publication. With the aim to provide as much information and as clear and easy to reach as possible, the following purposes have been suggested. As we already stated, the purpose of the publication depends on where the GVQ_publication element is used in the “tree” of metadata classes. <<CodeList>> GVQ_PublicationPurposeCode + + + + Descriptive Methodology to get the resource (Algorithms, models,...) Evaluation of performance Validation/quality assessment 49 FP7 Project Nr: 265178 Project start date: 01 Feb 2011 Acronym: GeoViQua Project title: QUAlity aware VIsualisation for the Global Earth Observation system of systems Theme: ENV.2010.4.1.2‐2 Theme title: Integrating new data visualisation approaches of earth Systems into GEOSS development + + + + Application (MD_usage) Derivated products Comparative (inter-comparison) Datasets Combination Figure 4. Purpose of the publication included in the GeoViQua producer metadata quality model. Nevertheless, there is also a purpose attribute in the GVQ_Publication class that includes in a codelist that is used as an attribute in the GVQ_Publication class. <<CodeList>> GVQ_PublicationCategoryCode + bookChapter + book + report + journalArticle + magazineNewspaper + atlasPaperMap + applicationProgram + conferenceProceedings + cdDvd + blogWiki + website + webpage onlineVideo Figure 5. Element proposed in the GeoViQua producer metadata quality model to group all citations depending on the publication category. A number of examples on this has been done and added to the deliverable 3.1 in order to test the proposed classes. Examples on different purposes types, as well as on different categories have been tested with the appropriate xsd schemas. Each example refers to a publication and it is documented by a unique identifying number (when existing), the title, the link to the dataset (or datasets) to which the publication cites, and finally some information on Quality assessment when mentioned in the text. Some of the links to the original data are no longer valid, and no redirection is given. This problem is quite common at the moment. Once the new producer quality metadata model is adopted, publications usually will cite the dataset directly (that is outside of the GCI) while datasets are represented by metadata records in the clearinghouse that will contain references to publications. For that reason publications will continue not recognizing the GEOSS infrastructure. 4.2.2 Some thoughts on the design While elaborating this section, some thoughts came up that need further consideration: - Visualization: We propose that within the Geobroker/GEOcatalogue interface, there could be a place referring to the publications/citations, providing a link to a 50 FP7 Project Nr: 265178 Project start date: 01 Feb 2011 Acronym: GeoViQua Project title: QUAlity aware VIsualisation for the Global Earth Observation system of systems Theme: ENV.2010.4.1.2‐2 Theme title: Integrating new data visualisation approaches of earth Systems into GEOSS development - page that contained the list of publications where the dataset has been used/cited. The list of publications could be grouped into the publication categories defined in GeoViQua Producer Quality Model (GVQ_PublicationCategoryCode) in order to facilitate the access to the different information that cite the data. From the publication lists it would be possible to find other datasets related to this publication. This will be solved in tasks from the Work Package 4. Some publications use a unique identifier, sometimes in the form of “PII” (Personally Identifiable Information), which has been encountered in few cases, others in the form of DOI or ISBN. The PII is a concept which is quite old, and its use in publications has been found to be scarce. In order to correctly identify a publication, it should be stored the unique identifier number that it has. Even though some of these identifier types are already contemplated in the ISOs, identifier types have been found which do not correspond with those that are actually on the ISOs. This is why we suggest having an Object Identifier (OI) that could include DOI, PII, as well as any other unique identified number that has not formally a place in the MODEL. Nevertheless, we recommend using a prefix to categorize the identifier type (e.g.: all DOI number shall start with “doi:” and all PII shall start with “pii:”) that correspond to that particular publication. - In some cases the publication is related to more that one dataset. The first dataset identifier is the one included in the metadata root element. The other additional datasets are referenced to by using the relatedResources (MD_Identifier type) - Regarding embedded elements, it has to be noted that this has to be specified (case of videos in youtube, ISO 690:2010), and the URL is thought as its unique identification number, and therefore, may be it could be included under the Object Identifier. An other option could be to open a new category for Online source. We think that the second option should be considered as the best option. Then a URL could be included in the producer quality metadata model as a URL, just after the ISBN term, being the URL a form of uniquely identification for the Video citation. - While elaborating this document, it has also been found that publications sometimes may have two ISBN numbers that do not coincide, one for paper publication and one for on-line publication of the same publication. This could lead to errors when trying to reach the publication, so may be It should be specified which one is being used on the registry, or may be to specify the user which ISBN has to be edited. - Also in the feedback model we suggest that there is a section where a person that wants to use a particular dataset, and before the actual dataset download, the user takes on a compromise that when ever this data is finally used in a publication, it will be notified to the GEOSS community by filling in all the information required to correctly link the dataset with the publication derived. And therefore, it should always be notified the need of data citation and of reporting it when citing. 51 FP7 Project Nr: 265178 Project start date: 01 Feb 2011 Acronym: GeoViQua Project title: QUAlity aware VIsualisation for the Global Earth Observation system of systems Theme: ENV.2010.4.1.2‐2 Theme title: Integrating new data visualisation approaches of earth Systems into GEOSS development 52 FP7 Project Nr: 265178 Project start date: 01 Feb 2011 Acronym: GeoViQua Project title: QUAlity aware VIsualisation for the Global Earth Observation system of systems Theme: ENV.2010.4.1.2‐2 Theme title: Integrating new data visualisation approaches of earth Systems into GEOSS development 5. Annex B. Letter on GeoViQua Project application for “project liaison” with CEN/TC 287 53 FP7 Project Nr: 265178 Project start date: 01 Feb 2011 Acronym: GeoViQua Project title: QUAlity aware VIsualisation for the Global Earth Observation system of systems Theme: ENV.2010.4.1.2‐2 Theme title: Integrating new data visualisation approaches of earth Systems into GEOSS development 6. Annex D. Complete comments on ISO/CD 19115-1 Comments on ISO/CD 19115-1 Geographic Information – Metadata – Part 1: Date: 2012-05-24 Fundamentals Document: N 3353 721 comments, sorted by clause No 1 2 (3) 4 5 (6) (7) MB1 Clause No./ Subclause No./ Annex (e.g. 3.1) Paragraph/ Figure/Table/ Note (e.g. Table 1) Type of comment2 Comment (justification for change) by the MB Proposed change by the MB Editing committee and secretariat observations on each comment submitted 1. DGI WG 18 4.8 Page 4 ed Rearranging the definition of lineage will be more appropriate. Change the definition of lineage as follow: lineage provenance, source(s) and production process(es) used in producing a resource Accepted 2. DGI WG 58 6.5.5 Figure 9 te The cardinality of the scope element should be zero or one (0..1). Because lineage information applies maximum only one scope. Change the LI_Lineage diagram as follow and update the other related sections according to this change: Not accepted in principle + scope: DQ_Scope [0..1] Change MD_Scope to MD_MetadataScope Add new class MD_Scope with same attributes as DQ_Scope with extent * Inform 19157 3. ES 01 6.6.2, title ed CI_ResponsibleParty or CI_ResponsiblePartyInfo do not exist but are mentioned on the title Change the title to: Citation and responsible party information (CI_Citation, CI_Responsibility and CI_Party) classes Accepted 4. ES 02 6.6.3 title ed CI_ResponsibleParty or CI_ResponsiblePartyInfo do not exist but are mentioned on the title Citation and responsible party information (CI_Citation and CI_Responsibility) Data Types and codelists Accepted 36 FP7 Project Nr: 265178 Project start date: 01 Feb 2011 Acronym: GeoViQua Project title: QUAlity aware VIsualisation for the Global Earth Observation system of systems Theme: ENV.2010.4.1.2‐2 Theme title: Integrating new data visualisation approaches of earth Systems into GEOSS development 5. ES 03 6.5.5 Figure 9 ed CI_ResponsiblePartyInfo cited in the UML model The attribute has to be changed from “+ processor: CI_ResponsiblePartyInfo [0..*]" to “+ processor: CI_Responsibility [0..*]”· Accepted (the EAP UML model must be also fixed). 6. ES 04 6.5.5 Figure 9 te Too many ways of combining LI_Source and LI_ProcessStep. are difficult to implement. Allowing LI_Source only, LI_ProcessStep only, LI_ProcessStep+ LI_Source is fine but LI_Source+ LI_ProcessStep is a combination that is not informative enough, because when the process has more that one source involved, it can not be express clearly. Put an arrow pointing from LI_ProcessStep to LI_Source. Not accepted 7. ES 05 6.5.5 Figure 9 te Sometimes there is a publication that explains the whole process to generate a dataset Add “+ additionalDocumentation: CI_Citation” to LI_Lineage. Description is: A resource (e.g. a publication) that describes the whole process to generate this resource (e.g. a dataset) Accepted in principle see OGC 85 Move contentType: MD_CoverageContentTypeCode [1..*] and processingLevelCode: MD_Identifier [0..1] from MD_CoverageDescription to MD_RangeDimension. Accepted in principle 8. ES 07 6.5.9 Figure 13 te contentType: MD_CoverageContentTypeCode [1..*] and processingLevelCode: MD_Identifier [0..1] are at the MD_CoverageDescription level but it can be different for each MD_RangeDimension. This is particularly important if you combine a data dimension with the per pixel quality/uncertainty dimension description. In this cases we need MD_CoverageContentTypeCode will be e.g. “image” and the second will be “qualityInformation”. This change has descendent compatibility. DD_Done Add new class “MD_AttributeGroup” with attribute contentType (move from CoverageDescription) relationship from CoverageDescription = attributeGroup “groupAttribute” from MD_AttributeGroup to MD_RangeDimension See model diagram Steve has 37 FP7 Project Nr: 265178 Project start date: 01 Feb 2011 Acronym: GeoViQua Project title: QUAlity aware VIsualisation for the Global Earth Observation system of systems Theme: ENV.2010.4.1.2‐2 Theme title: Integrating new data visualisation approaches of earth Systems into GEOSS development 9. ES 08 6.6.2 Figure 20 te First paragraph says: “This package provides a standardized method for citing a resource”. So it could be used to cite a publication that is related to the dataset (resource) described. Data citation in scientific publications (and vice versa) is an important problem that is recognized by several organizations such us GEO/GEOSS, Datacite (http://www.datacite.org/) and it is already used by Elsevier (see e.g. Elsevier: http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S096706 3708001805. With current CI_Citation some attributes are missing to generate a complete citation of a publication. You are explicitly accepting this approach by including + additionalDocumentation: CI_Citation [0..*] in MD_Identification so I kindly ask you to follow your own path and to complete the process. 10. ES 09 6.6.2 Figure 20 te If you accepted the inclusion of GVQ_PublicationCategoryCode you need to add the definition of it. The attributes are deeply based on ISO-690 11. ES 10 6.5.3.2 Figure 6 te Allow to include publications that describe usage of data in MD_Usage Add: “+ DOI: CharacterString” (data object identifications. Used for datasets and for scientific papers), “+ volume: CharacterString”, “+ issue: CharacterString”, + “pages: CharacterString” (the three very common in scientific literature), + “otherRelatedResource: MD_Identifier [0..*]” (other resources also covered by this publication) Not accepted Identifier and other citationDetails already present – DOI is only the flavour of the day. Additionally we could also add “+ scope: DQ_Scope [0..1]” (the publication is using only a part of the resource) and “+ category: GVQ_PublicationCategoryCode” (see next comment). Add GVQ_PublicationCategoryCode with this attributes: bookChapter, book, report, journalArticle, magazineNewspaper, atlasPaperMap. applicationProgram, conferenceProceedings, cdDvd, blogWiki, website, webpage, onlineVideo. Not accepted Add: additionalDocumentation: CI_Citation [0..*] (publications that describe usage of data) Accepted See above DD Done Add to Data Dictionary 12. ES 11 6.5.3.2 Figure 6 te Sometimes the producer discovers issues on the data and can suggest alternative solutions. Add a new MD_DiscoveredIssue class to MD_Usage with the following attributes: + expectedFix: CI_Date [0..1] (Date when a solution is expected) + fixedResource: MD_Identification [0..1] (Link to an alternative resource that has the problem fixed) + knownProblem: CharacterString [0..1] (the issue that is known to be present) + workAround: CharacterString [0..1] (provisional solution) + additionalDocumentation: + CI_Citation [0..*] (Publication where the issue was reported) 38 Accepted in principle Add attribute named “identifier: MD_Identifier [0..1] Joan will provide definition and explaination text DD Done Needs to be added to DD FP7 Project Nr: 265178 Project start date: 01 Feb 2011 Acronym: GeoViQua Project title: QUAlity aware VIsualisation for the Global Earth Observation system of systems Theme: ENV.2010.4.1.2‐2 Theme title: Integrating new data visualisation approaches of earth Systems into GEOSS development 13. ES 14 6.5.3.3 or 6.5.6 Figure 7 or Figure 10 te We have reviewed "W3C provenance" standard (http://www.w3.org/TR/2011/WD-prov-dm-20111018/) and we find out that almost any element/attribute that an equivalent element in this standard but a relation between entities called "revisionOf" to say that a resource is the revision of another resource. We propose 2 alternatives to include this here. Please consider the possibility of including one. 14. ES 21 6.5.6 15. OGC 07 6.5.2.3 Fig 5 T 16. OGC 14 6.5.9 Figure 13 T «Union» ge Indicate the type of data equally to all fields Alternative A: Add a new code "revisionOf" in the DS_AssociationTypeCode Accepted alternative A DD_Done Alternative B: Include a new element in MD_MaintenanceInformation called “+ previousVersion: MD_Identifier” (or CI_Citation) as a way to link to the previous version of this dataset. Change: Set<CharacterString> Not accepted By: CharacterString Need (comma) separated list MD_Metadata/fileIdentifier is a MD_Identifier and MD_Metadata/parentMetadataIdentifier is a CI_Citation. This is an oversight in the model change parentIdentifier back to MD_Identifier Accepted Origin of MI_RangeElementDescription is not defined Reference origin of MI_RangeElementDescription ( ISO 19115-2) in text in 6.5.9 and add it to the class in the model in Figure 13 Accepted in principle MD_ScopeD escription Remove attributes referencing MI_RangeDimension (and MI_RangeDimension) And ISO1915-2 from Normative Reference 17. OGC 17 6.5.9 Fig 13 T seems an inconsistency in the meaning of "minValue", "maxValue" and "units" ISO 19115:2003 minValue/maxValue/units were describing sensor characteristics, while ISO 19115:2011 minValue/maxValue/units describe data characteristics (See email from Martin Desruisseaux) A possible fix would be to use different attribute names, for example "minDataValue", "maxDataValue" and "dataUnits". Accepted in principle To MD_Band add 3 attributes boundmin boundmax boundUnits with defintions from 19115 and units of UOMDistance move bitPerValue to MD_SampleDimension 39 FP7 Project Nr: 265178 Project start date: 01 Feb 2011 Acronym: GeoViQua Project title: QUAlity aware VIsualisation for the Global Earth Observation system of systems Theme: ENV.2010.4.1.2‐2 Theme title: Integrating new data visualisation approaches of earth Systems into GEOSS development 18. OGC 55 D and E General exactly where is “hierarchical metadata” defined in 191151? It only appears once, in passing, in the preamble to Annex E. And then Annex E lays out an example in E.3 that I guess is the “operational definition” for this concept? Seems like a pretty poor place to be introducing something that seems “kinda important”, particularly given all of the stuff crammed into Annex D Reconcile the concept of MD_Scope, the concept of hierarchal metadata in annex E and D See email from Paul B dtd 3/2/2012 19. OGC 85 6.5.5 Figure 9 te Many more detailed languages are emerging for describing details of lineage. If such descriptions are available for a dataset, the metadata should be able to reference them. Adding citation[0..*]: CI_Citation to LI_Lineage is a general way to address this need. 20. US 44 B.2.2 - 37 39 ed logical grouping similar to previous version of ISO Change order – put resourceLineage right before or right after DQ_DataQuality 40 Accepted FP7 Project Nr: 265178 Project start date: 01 Feb 2011 Acronym: GeoViQua Project title: QUAlity aware VIsualisation for the Global Earth Observation system of systems Theme: ENV.2010.4.1.2‐2 Theme title: Integrating new data visualisation approaches of earth Systems into GEOSS development 7. Annex D. Letter of the EC requesting the organization of the GEPW7 41 FP7 Project Nr: 265178 Project start date: 01 Feb 2011 Acronym: GeoViQua Project title: QUAlity aware VIsualisation for the Global Earth Observation system of systems Theme: ENV.2010.4.1.2‐2 Theme title: Integrating new data visualisation approaches of earth Systems into GEOSS development 8. Annex E. Amendment request letter to incorporate OGC to the project 42 FP7 Project Nr: 265178 Project start date: 01 Feb 2011 Acronym: GeoViQua Project title: QUAlity aware VIsualisation for the Global Earth Observation system of systems Theme: ENV.2010.4.1.2‐2 Theme title: Integrating new data visualisation approaches of earth Systems into GEOSS development 43 FP7 Project Nr: 265178 Project start date: 01 Feb 2011 Acronym: GeoViQua Project title: QUAlity aware VIsualisation for the Global Earth Observation system of systems Theme: ENV.2010.4.1.2‐2 Theme title: Integrating new data visualisation approaches of earth Systems into GEOSS development 44 FP7 Project Nr: 265178 Project start date: 01 Feb 2011 Acronym: GeoViQua Project title: QUAlity aware VIsualisation for the Global Earth Observation system of systems Theme: ENV.2010.4.1.2‐2 Theme title: Integrating new data visualisation approaches of earth Systems into GEOSS development 9. Annex F. Geospatial User Feedback Standards Working Group Charter (OGC 14-020) TITLE: Geospatial User Feedback Standards Working Group Charter (14-020) Author Name(s): Joan Masó Email: [email protected] DATE: February 21, 2014 CATEGORY: SWG Charter General Call for Participation Announcement. To: OGC members & interested parties A new OGC Standards Working Group is being formed. The OGC members listed below have proposed the OGC Geospatial User Feedback SWG. The SWG proposal provided in this document meets the requirements of the OGC TC Policies and Procedures. The SWG name, statement of purpose, scope, list of deliverables, audience, and language specified in the proposal will constitute the SWG's official charter. Technical discussions may occur no sooner than the SWG's first meeting. This SWG will operate under the OGC 2007 IPR Policy. The eligibility requirements for becoming a participant in the SWG at the first meeting (see details below) are that: You must be an employee of an OGC member organization or an individual member of OGC; The OGC member must have signed the OGC Membership agreement; You must notify the SWG chair of your intent to participate to the first meeting. Members may do so by logging onto the OGC Portal and navigating to the Observer page and clicking on the link for the SWG they wish to join and; You must attend meetings of the SWG. The first meeting of this SWG is at the time and date fixed below. Attendance may be by teleconference. Of course, participants may also join the SWG at any time. The OGC and the SWG welcomes all interested parties. Non-OGC members who wish to participate may contact us about joining the OGC. In addition, the public may access some of the resources maintained for each SWG: the SWG public description, the SWG Charter, Change Requests, and public comments, which will be linked from the SWG’s page. Please feel free to forward this announcement to any other appropriate lists. The OGC is an open standards organization; we encourage your feedback. Geospatial User Feedback SWG The Geospatial User Feedback SWG was established with the following proposed activities: 1. Review the GeoViQua User Feedback Model (UFM; sometimes referred as Consumer Quality Model or User Quality Model) UML and XML schema that is currently included in the version 4 of the GeoViQua General Quality model (http://schemas.geoviqua.org/GVQ/4.0/) and determine the best way to bring it into the OGC process. 45 FP7 Project Nr: 265178 Project start date: 01 Feb 2011 Acronym: GeoViQua Project title: QUAlity aware VIsualisation for the Global Earth Observation system of systems Theme: ENV.2010.4.1.2‐2 Theme title: Integrating new data visualisation approaches of earth Systems into GEOSS development 2. Reach out to experts in online collaboration (e.g. on the topic of wikis) and scientific peer review processes to harvest existing research and experiences. 3. Refine which feedback items are more useful for users, producers and distributors, and discern what concepts can be easily understood by users and what others are less attractive as feedback items due to their descriptive and technical complexity 4. Investigate how to best incorporate the UFM into the OGC standards framework (and the ISO 19115 Metadata model) including identifying places where there may be common elements in existing standards. Identify required best practices for data owner to allow users to comment on the metadata accessible through OGC data services such as WFS, WCS, and SOS. 5. Develop a UFM standard. 6. Assist the current implementations of the GeoViQua Quality model in the migration to the final agreed UFM standard. 7. Investigate the need for a revision of the OGC abstract model to include the User Feedback concept for Geospatial information. 8. Consider the standardization of a User Feedback query API or service interface and its relation to the CSW standards and impact on the GEO label concept. 9. Interact with other DWGs about challenges of globally identifying datasets and multilingual metadata. 10. Support upcoming research projects and implementers in taking up the GeoViQua UFM and the existing software implementations. The work in the GeoViQua User Feedback Model was financed by the EC (European Union Seventh Framework Programme (FP7/2010-2013) under grant agreement no. 265178) and conducted by several OGC members (such as: UAB-CREAF, Aston University, Fraunhofer Institute, 52°North, ESA and CNR) . OGCE is also partner of GeoViQua project. GeoViQua helped to finance provenance and quality activities in OWS-9. During the GeoViQua project several implementations of the User Feedback Model were developed by S&T Corp. (User feedback API and GUI interface for User Feedback creation and database), CNR (Discovery and Access Broker integration and another User Feedback creation database), ESA and 52°North (GEOSS Portal integration, XMLBeans for GeoViQua Quality Model) and Aston University (GEO label API, Feedback Model Encoding Schema). Conceptual Model and encodings The user feedback has been identified by GeoViQua interviews as one of the quality components that users appreciate. It is only a small feature in the ISO 19115 Model called MD_Usage with only 4 parameters. One of the problems to solve is gaining consensus on a user feedback model that is simple enough for user to understand, easy enough to implement for wide adoption, and powerful enough to allow experts to carefully report. Existing user feedback models are found to be too simplistic and they 46 FP7 Project Nr: 265178 Project start date: 01 Feb 2011 Acronym: GeoViQua Project title: QUAlity aware VIsualisation for the Global Earth Observation system of systems Theme: ENV.2010.4.1.2‐2 Theme title: Integrating new data visualisation approaches of earth Systems into GEOSS development lack the geospatial component. The GeoViQua User Feedback Model is a starting point for this discussion. Most OGC standards are based on underlying conceptual models. These may either exist as Abstract Specifications or as part of the standards themselves. As far as we know, there is no mention to the user feedback concept in the OGC Abstract specification and we can consider trying to include it or simply to create an abstract representation of the User feedback Model in UML. Then there is a need for an encoding. GeoViQua proposes an XML encoding, which can be easily combined with the ISO 19139 metadata XML encoding, but also acknowledges requirements from mainstream IT and the increasingly app-centric development to support encodings such as JSON. So the first step of the group is to create a conceptual model. This will serve the purposes of creating encodings. Because the OGC standard for modeling concepts is the Unified Modeling Language (UML), it is proposed that the Geospatial User Feedback model is developed by this SWG and is documented using UML. User feedback catalogue After the encoding is formalized, there is a need for being able to catalogue (create, read, update, delete) the Geospatial User Feedback. In GeoViQua a specific User Feedback RESTful API was designed and developed for easy deployment of a solution and a solution was published as open source software on GitHub. In OGC, the common way to do it seems to be as a CSW profile. This SWG will consider the possibility of creating such a profile and to also adopt OWS common in the process. We have to take into consideration the different lifetimes of producer metadata (generated before or during a product release) and consumer user feedback (generated after the dataset publication). In dead, a catalogue of user feedback case is a bit different of a normal metadata catalogue because the first requires frequent updates coming from small contributions by many users. Also, it seems important that the catalogue is able to return summary statistics from the row feedback such as average ratings, avoiding the need to do this on client side. Also in a user feedback database security controls: user authentication and user moderation is paramount. For that reason, this SWG will consider to start the work on catalogues when the Geospatial User Feedback model is found mature enough. Purpose of this Standards Working Group The purpose of the Geospatial User Feedback SWG is to develop User Feedback standards. The SWG will ensure that all standards are consistent with the OGC standards baseline and business plan. This SWG is a persistent SWG to enable it to work on: 1) a conceptual model for Geospatial User Feedback, 2) a catalogue profile for Geospatial User Feedback, 47 FP7 Project Nr: 265178 Project start date: 01 Feb 2011 Acronym: GeoViQua Project title: QUAlity aware VIsualisation for the Global Earth Observation system of systems Theme: ENV.2010.4.1.2‐2 Theme title: Integrating new data visualisation approaches of earth Systems into GEOSS development 3) subsequent potential user feedback and development implementation-specific standards proposed by the Data Quality DWG or the Metadata DWG. Business Value Proposition User feedback has been identified by GeoViQua interviewees as one of the quality components that GEOSS users appreciate during the project’s requirements gathering phase. Quality information is often too abstract and difficult to understand alone and users like to complement this information with how the dataset has to learn from other people’s experiences, e.g. difficulties found. With the explosion of geospatial digital data and particularly Earth observation data, there is a need for ranking and comparing mechanisms. This concurs with a continuing move towards a social web, user reviews as a generally accepted component of online shopping, and mainstream developments such as “social search”. Including user-generated metadata into geospatial data services has the potential to improve the available metadata, increase usability of datasets, extend the appropriate usage/uptake/adoption of published datasets, give data producers a chance to alter the data collection or publishing methods, and ultimately improve the quality of the data as well as the quality of the analysis based on a dataset. Currently only a small member in the ISO 19115 Model called MD_Usage allows for reporting uses of the data but this approach is quite simplistic. The GEO community is composed by a big Earth Observation community interested in several thematic areas (Societal Benefit Areas). GEO’s current Members include 89 countries, the European Commission and 77 Participating Organizations. By OGC adopting a Geospatial User Feedback Model and Catalogue profile, the user community will be assured of a formal process for maintaining, improving, documenting and in fact, formalizing the standard. This will lead to a greater confidence in the use of the standard and new opportunities for integration with other related OGC standards. After the validation of the requirements for user feedback in the Quality.DWG and in the Metadata.DWG, this SWG can start developing the model, the encoding and the catalogue services for Geospatial User Feedback. Scope of Work The scope of work of this Geospatial User Feedback SWG shall include the following activities: 1) Develop a conceptual model for Geospatial User Feedback using UML class diagrams. 2) Develop Geospatial User Feedback encodings based on the conceptual model. One encoding required is XML. 3) Develop a catalogue for Geospatial User Feedback (possibly a CSW profile). Future work of the SWG will be to consider the revision of the OGC abstract specification and other connections with other standards. 48 FP7 Project Nr: 265178 Project start date: 01 Feb 2011 Acronym: GeoViQua Project title: QUAlity aware VIsualisation for the Global Earth Observation system of systems Theme: ENV.2010.4.1.2‐2 Theme title: Integrating new data visualisation approaches of earth Systems into GEOSS development The Geospatial User Feedback SWG will work closely with the GeoViQua team and ensure harmony with other Feedback systems in the web. What is Out of Scope? It is out of the scope of this group: The work on metadata covered in ISO 19115 and in ISO 19139 The development of a new version of CSW. The definition of quality indicators and provenance metadata. Collaborative editing of a metadata document (document history, changelogs, wikis). Specific Contribution of Existing Work as a Starting Point The work in the GeoViQua User Feedback Model was financed by the EC (European Union Seventh Framework Programme (FP7/2010-2013) under grant agreement no. 265178) and conducted by several OGC members (such as: UAB-CREAF, Aston University, Fraunhofer Institute, 52°North, ESA and CNR) . OGCE is also partner of GeoViQua project. GeoViQua can bring a UML and XML schema that is currently included in the version 4 of the GeoViQua General Quality model (http://schemas.geoviqua.org/GVQ/4.0/). The User Feedback API has been also formalized (http://geoviqua.stcorp.nl/home.html). The feedback service and client is in a GitHub repository (https://github.com/mvdbroek/geouserfeedback). They can be used as a starting point. During the GeoViQua project several implementations of the User Feedback Model were developed by S&T Corp. (User feedback API and GUI interface for User Feedback creation and database), CNR (Discovery and Access Broker integration and another User Feedback creation database), ESA and 52°North (GEOSS Portal integration, XMLBeans for GVQ Quality Model) and Aston University (GEO label API, Feedback Model Encoding Schema). Some of these implementations were integrated in a GeoViQua GEOSS portal mirror as a demonstration exercise that is now being evaluated by the GEOSS boards. Determination of SWG Completion The Geospatial User Feedback SWG will continue the work necessary to develop each candidate Geospatial User Feedback standard until it has been approved by the OGC Technical and Planning Committees as Adopted OGC standards. As a persistent SWG, the voting members will have to vote to dissolve the SWG. Description of Deliverables The specific deliverables of this Geospatial User Feedback SWG shall include: 1) A conceptual model for Geospatial User Feedback using UML class diagrams. a. Based on the initial work of GeoViQua and set of requirements but incorporating requirements coming from Quality DWG and Metadata DWG. 49 FP7 Project Nr: 265178 Project start date: 01 Feb 2011 Acronym: GeoViQua Project title: QUAlity aware VIsualisation for the Global Earth Observation system of systems Theme: ENV.2010.4.1.2‐2 Theme title: Integrating new data visualisation approaches of earth Systems into GEOSS development b. Opportunities for improvement discovered during this process shall also be documented. c. An attempt shall be made to partition the schema content into logical UML packages, including documentation of package dependencies. d. Relevant terms and definitions should also be documented in accordance with OGC convention. 2) Geospatial User Feedback encodings based on the conceptual model. a. It shall be consistent with the conceptual model. b. Develop an XML encoding that can be easily used together with ISO 19139. c. Based on the initial work of GeoViQua 3) A CSW profile for Geospatial User Feedback a. Based on CSW version 2.0.2 b. Based on the User Feedback conceptual model and XML encoding 4) Concept for OpenSearch integration and extension to facilitate user feedback discovery. 5) Evaluation report on best practices for integration of feedback into OGC specifications. The timetable for this work will vary greatly depending on the number of candidate standards proposed, actions of the Quality DWG and Metadata DWG. However, the first task listed is an immediate, crucial effort, which will start immediately. IPR Policy for this SWG RAND-Royalty Free. RAND for fee Anticipated Participants Those involved in metadata catalogues and discovery portals (generic or thematic) that are interested in providing better relevant results and comparison capabilities based on user feedback. This is not meant as a limiting statement but instead is intended to provide guidance to interested potential participants as to whether they wish to participate in this SWG. Other Informative Remarks about this SWG a. Similar or Applicable Standards Work (OGC and Elsewhere). The following standards and projects may be relevant to the SWG's planned work: ISO 19115 and 19139 50 FP7 Project Nr: 265178 Project start date: 01 Feb 2011 Acronym: GeoViQua Project title: QUAlity aware VIsualisation for the Global Earth Observation system of systems Theme: ENV.2010.4.1.2‐2 Theme title: Integrating new data visualisation approaches of earth Systems into GEOSS development OGC Abstract Specification Topic 11: Metadata OGC Catalogue Service for the Web microformats hReview and hReview-aggregate draft specifications (http://microformats.org/wiki/hReview) The SWG intends to seek and if possible maintain liaison with each of the organizations maintaining the above works. b. Details of the First Meeting The first meeting of the SWG will be held by telephone conference call as soon as the SWG charter has been accepted. Call-in information will be provided to the SWG's email list and on the portal calendar in advance of the meeting c. Projected On-going Meeting Schedule The work of the SWG will be carried out primarily by email and conference calls, possibly every two weeks, with face-to-face meetings at OGC TC meetings. d. Supporters of the Proposal The following people support this proposal and are committed to the Charter and projected meeting schedule. These members are known as SWG Founding or Charter members. Once the SWG is officially activated, these members have immediately “opted-into” the SWG and have voting rights from the first day the SWG is officially formed. Name Joan Masó Lucy Bastin Veronica Guidetti Lorenzo Bigagli Simon Thum Daniel Nust Organization UAB-CREAF Aston University European Space Agency CNR Institute for Atmospheric Pollution Research Fraunhofer Institute 52°North e. Convener(s) Dr. Joan Masó will act as initial convener of this Geospatial User Feedback SWG. 51
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