1 Geospatial Standards for Canada Proposed blueprint for Jean Brodeur and Cindy Mitchell

2 Outline  Introduction  Purpose of geospatial standards for Canada  Stakeholders  Current environment  The "geospatial information environment"  Future standardization requirements for Canada  Conclusion

3 Introduction  Extensive development of geospatial standards over the last two decades.  What is the future of geospatial information? What will be the requirements for geo-standards?  A shared vision and a way forward are prerequisites to progress further with geospatial information interoperability.

4 Geospatial Standards Purpose  Geospatial information is  ubiquitous  captured and maintained by various organisations (public and private)  accessible on the Internet (SDI)  The Canadian Geospatial Data Infrastructure (CGDI) has been coordinated by the Government of Canada (GeoConnections)

5 CGDI  Four key components:  policies,  standards,  Technologies, and  framework data.

6 Interoperability of geospatial information

7 Stakeholders

8 Current Environment  Geographic Information System (GIS)  the Internet  the Web  Web services (discovery, visualization, and access)  Spatial Data Infrastructure (SDI)  Volunteer Geographic Information (VGI)  Semantic Web, linked data, and geoSemantic interoperability  Sensor Web and Internet of things  Earth Observation data  Big Data  Open Data

9 SDI Maturity Model From: OGC, ISO/TC 211 and IHO, A Guide to the Role of Standards in Geospatial Information Management, Fourth session of the UN Committee of Experts on GGIM, New York, NY, 6-8 August 2014, 19 p.

10 Data to Knowledge Continuum From: OGC, ISO/TC 211 and IHO, A Guide to the Role of Standards in Geospatial Information Management, Fourth session of the UN Committee of Experts on GGIM, New York, NY, 6-8 August 2014, 19 p.

11 Geospatial Information Environment Information Environment  the aggregate of  individuals,  organizations, and  systems  that  collect,  process,  disseminate, or  act on information  the information is also included. (US DOD Joint Publication 3-13, Geospatial Information Environment Information Environment with: 1.All aspects related to spatial information including:  structure of the data  all of the interfaces to the systems for information dissemination or presentation. 2.Components:  Data structure/schema;  Data description/semantics;  Metadata;  Data and metadata capture operations;  Data (the data elements);  Data management;  Discovery;  Access;  Transformation.

12 Geospatial Information Environment

13 Online Access, Viewing & Analysis through Open Government Portal, enabling easy-view and analytical tools for non-technical users, enabled by Web services FGP Catalogue organizes the information for easier searching Data Repository stores data from multiple departments  Brings together geospatial data from 21 participating departments to be view through a single window.  Enables rapid access to all federal geospatial data, searching once and finding what you need.  Accessible online to all to support innovation and local decision-making.  Standards-based; with a suite of transformational policies and procedures supporting geospatial information management across GoC departments and agencies. IT Supported by SSC servers and networkis 13 Federal Geospatial Platform …will transform the way in which the federal government manages geospatial information and uses location in decision-making

14 Building on our success… let’s take it further… Directive on Geospatial Information Management Interoperable geospatial data, services, systems GoC business transformation – coordination of GoC geospatial asset Alignment with Open Government / Open Data Existing policy landscape – policy, legal, administrative requirements Laws. Policies. Standards. Directives. Guidelines. Best Practices. Tools Data Discovery File naming guide Data Catalogue Metadata guide Harmonized NAP Release/Publish Approval process Checklist Data Validation Quality guide Authority guide Data Structure Format Web services Data Discovery Taxonomies Linked data Planning/Collection Smart buy Smart licensing Archive/Preserve Versioning Data Validation Quality guide Authority guide Data Structure Data models Data management and stewardship policies and procedures Plan. Collect. Structure. Validate. Catalogue. Release. Upload. Discovery. Archive. Preserve. FGP Operational Policies and Standards Suite. Modular, iterative, agile.

15 Standardization Requirements RequirementDescription 1Ensure a consistent implementation of the North American Profile across Government of Canada's departments. 2Revision of the North American Profile of ISO 19115:2003 – Geographic information – Metadata (NAP – Metadata). 3Development of a profile of ISO19110 – Geographic information – Methodology for feature cataloguing. 4Development of domain application schemas and ontologies. 5Registration of domain application schemas and related Web resources to support, i.e. UML Application schemas, XML Feature catalogues, OWL ontologies, etc. 6Development of an ISO registry profile. 7Development of a national registry of domain application schemas and Web resources.

16 Conclusion  Proposal of a blueprint for the development and implementation of geospatial standards in Canada.  Reviewed  purpose of geospatial standards for Canada,  stakeholders,  current environment,  the "geospatial information environment," and  required standard development for the

17 Conclusion  The goal of growth, efficiency and multi- sectoral interoperability can only be achieved with the, inclusion, support and commitment of the Canadian geospatial community:  the federal, provincial, and territorial government,  the Canadian geospatial industry,  national committees such as the Canadian Council on Geomatics, the GeoAlliance Canada,  the Canadian General Standards Board - Committee on Geomatics,  the Canadian professional associations, and  the academia.