1. Status MIWP work packages
Michael Lutz
INSPIRE MIG-P meeting, June 2016, Brussels

2. Overview Status MIWP actions Status MIG-T ad-hoc actions
Validation & conformity testing (MIWP-5)
Registers and registries (MIWP-6)
SOS-based download services (MIWP-7a)
WCS-based download services (MIWP-7b)
Update of Metadata TG (MIWP-8)
Thematic implementation issues (MIWP-14)
Status MIG-T ad-hoc actions
Update SDS TG
Best practices for data model extensions
Common Tools – News

3. MIWP-5: Milestones Start ARE3NA activity on validation, Dec 2015
Completion ATS development (MD+NS), June 2016
1st release INSPIRE testing framework and ETS: Aug 2016
Completion ARE3NA activity on validation, June 2017

4. MIWP-5: ATS development

5. MIWP-5: ATS development

6. MIWP-5: ATS development
MIWP-5, ARE3NA and MIG review
Several detailed issues on proposed tests
Consistent terminology should be used
Proposed consistent structure for all ATSs
TG  CC  Test case
Review revealed issues in the TGs  2 types of TG change requests
vague requirement  document the interpretation in the ATS (to be taken into account in future TG updates)
technical changes to the TG  reject the resolution and follow the standard TG update process through the MIG
Several issues related to cross-component consistency  flag issues to get a first overview
Need for an additional “SDI consistency” TG?  

7. MIWP-5: Next steps Develop Additional ATSs for
Data specification TGs ( Clemens’ presentation)
SDS TG v4.0
MD TG v2.0
Further improvement of existing ATSs based on feedback from ETS implementation
Discuss feedback on TGs from ATS development with the MIG-T
Development of INSPIRE test framework and ETS

8. MIWP-6: Registers & registries – Status
Re3gistry software
Version 1.2 to be released shortly:
Addititonal authentication method
New webapp for the service
Several improvements
Version 1.3 in preparation:
Support Register Federation formats
Registry service
Releases 6.1 & 6.2 with content bug fixes

9. MIWP-6: Registers & registries – Status
Register federation
Format defined for registry and Registers descriptors
Tested with MS and EEA data
Register of Registers Prototype:
Ready for testing at
Conformance classes:
Core
Automatic harvesting
Content (to enable search through the content)

10. MIWP-6: Register of registers prototype

11. MIWP-6: Register of registers prototype

12. MIWP-6: Next steps Guidance / best practices document
Guidelines for setting up registers / registries
for register managers & users
INSPIRE Register Federation – Overview
How to join the INSPIRE register federation
for register managers
How to use the INSPIRE register federation
for register users
Annexes
Examples of descriptor
Validation stylesheet
FAQ
State-of-play
Updating the Re3gistry software to support register federation guidance

13. MIWP-7a: D2.9 Guidelines for the use of O&M and SWE
Before
Overview of O&M and SOS (90 %)
INSPIRE-specific content (10 %)
Now
Focus on implementers
Guidance tailored to INSPIRE
Previously existing content as Annexes
Simpler and shorter document
Alignment with TG for download services
Technical Editor: Sylvain Grellet, BRGM FR

14. MIWP-7a: SOS Open Source Implementation
Before
Implementation of the SOS interface as documented in previous draft of extension proposal for TG
No support of INSPIRE observation types described in D2.9
Now
Support of additional observation types: PointObservation, PointTimeSeriesObservation, MultiPointObservation, ProfileObservation, TrajectoryObservation
Adjustments based on discussions and parallel developments with BRGM (editor of TG update)
Implementers: 52°North (Carsten Hollmann and Simon Jirka)

15. MIWP-7a: Next steps
Submit D2.9 and SOS-based download service TG to MIG-T for feedback
Finalise and submit to MIG-P for endorsement

16. MIWP-7b: WCS-based download services – Status
TG draft submitted into MS consultation
Mandatory operations (“pre-defined dataset download services”)
GetCapabilities
GetCoverage (even allows basic queries)
DescribeCoverage
Conditional operations (“direct access download services”)
ProcessCoverage (WCS Processing Extension) (to allow queries also on all key attributes and relationships defined in the INSPIRE data models)
Describe Spatial Object Type operation cannot be mapped to WCS

17. MIWP-7b: WCS-based download services – Next steps
WCS-based download services TG
Comment resolution
Submit to MIG-P for endorsement
Start work on guidelines for INSPIRE coverages (e.g. encoding)
Comparable to D2.9
Need for example data sets

18. MIWP-8: Updated Metadata TG – Status & next steps
TG draft submitted into MIG-T consultation
Including all requirements on metadata from different legal acts
Conformance classes for
Data sets
Network services
Spatial data services
TG re-structured following ISO 19139
Requirements language improved based on MIWP-5 feedback
Next steps
Comment resolution (7+8 July)
Submit to MIG-P for endorsement

19. MIWP-14: Theme-specific issues – Status
Thematic Clusters platform
Discussion of concrete theme-specific implementation issues
Important source for identifying implementation issues  simplification / bug-fixing of TGs
Dedicate thematic webinars, e.g.
Coverages
GeoSciML
Land cover / land use
Document of IR issues and TG change requests
based on mature discussions on the platform
consolidated by MIWP-14 sub-group
reviewed by MIG-T and CT for completeness and clarity
Some stats…
678  registered members
403  discussion topics
956  responses
  89 News items

20. MIWP-14: Theme-specific issues – Next steps
Continued support through community facilitators
New facilitator for O&M & EF: Kathi Schleidt (AT)
Vacancy: facilitator for Biodiversity & AM Cluster
Focus on platform promotion and new strategic direction
Promotion at the INSPIRE Conference and thematic conferences/meetings
Importance of national thematic contact points!
Improvements of the platform to improve its use, including
New cluster for cross-cutting discussions
Awarding system
Regular newsletter summarizing Cluster activity

21. Data model extensions – Status and next steps
Aim: Collect, analyse and document patterns for extending INSPIRE data models
Through workshops, the community will be involved from the start on
Outcomes:
Inventory of existing Model Extensions
Extension Methodology and MDA Summary
Full Pattern Catalogue (common extension approaches and their impact on implementation), Existing Examples, Toolchains
Tutorial Project
Final Report
Presentation and workshop at INSPIRE Conference

22. MIWP deliverables – Review and endorsement planning#
Deliverable
Sub-group review
MIG-T review
MIG-P endorsement 6
Register federation best practices
7/2016
8-9/2016
10/2016* or Dec meeting 7a
TG SOS-based download services
TG O&M and SWE in INSPIRE v3.0
4/2016
5/2016
9/2016* 7b
TG WCS-based download services
TG Coverages in INSPIRE
10/2016
Dec meeting 8
Metadata TG v2.0 14
TG corrigenda
IR corrigenda
n/a -
SDS TG v4.0
2/2016
* Written procedure

23. Common tools – Status
Better tools are an important help for simplifying INSPIRE implementation and use
ARE3NA Reference Platform
Implementation examples and vocabulary
Tools
Interactive data specification / Find you scope
Now integrated with HALE
2300+ visitors since 1/4/2016

24. Common tools – Next steps
INSPIRE knowledge base
Connecting INSPIRE resources
Single platform integrating existing ones
Focus areas
Learn about INSPIRE
Implement INSPIRE
Use INSPIRE
Particiapte
To be launched at the INSPIRE Conference

25. Status MIWP work packages
Additional slides

26. Validation & conformity testing – Why?
In the implementation phase there is a need for tools for validation (of metadata, services, data)
for implementers to understand where they are with their implementation & where there are gaps
for national coordinators for monitoring the implementation in their countries
for DG ENV/JRC/EEA to monitor the implementation across Europe
for solution providers to check their software solutions against the INSPIRE requirements
Validation service available from JRC and in some Member States and projects
duplication of effort
potentially inconsistent results

27. Validation & conformity testing – Why?
Main goal: Development of validation rules and tools for data, metadata & network services that are
commonly agreed by all MS (through the MIG)
based on TG requirements  Abstract Test Suites (ATS)
Actors:
MIWP-5 sub-group
Expert contracts for ATS development
ARE3NA contractors for ETS development and support to ATS development
Wiki: