MIWP7a: SOS-based Download Service – Overview and state-of-play Michael Lutz (on behalf of Alexander Kotsev) MIG-T meeting, 11-12 March 2015, Madrid

Background Sub-group kick off meeting on 12 Dec 2014 One year mandate Scope of work Ensure sustainability of materials from the Are3na study on SOS Propose updates of: TG for Download Services D 2.9 “Guidelines for the use of Observations & Measurements and Sensor Web Enablement-related standards in INSPIRE Annex II and III”

MIWP7-a “SOS sub-group” Members of the sub- group: Member State representatives: 13 Environmental agencies Research Private sector JRC: 2 Represented domains: Air quality (AT, IT) Geology & Soils (FR, SE) Marine & Meteo (IT, AT)

Agreed approach Identify and document relevant use cases (after kick off teleconference of of 12 Dec 2014) Identify and document relevant use cases Template developed, based on TWG documentation Use case inventory to be used for Identification of resources within the scope of MIWP7-a Communication of best practices on the benefit of INSPIRE/SOS to decision makes Three implementation testbeds foreseen Developers of INSPIRE/SOS software implementations (e.g. 52N INSPIRE/SOS implementation, AIT air quality SOS, etc.) Data providers Use of clients (desktop, web)

Agreed approach Consolidate lessons learned Update TG documentation TG for download services (lead by A. Kotsev) D 2.9 (lead by S. Grellet) Propose updated TG documents to MIG for approval MIG approves (i.e. formalises) the new version of a TG  How does the MIG-T approve?

Sub-group organisation Regular teleconferences (every month, Adobe connect) Sandboxes for testbeds available (2x) JRC CNR Italy Extensive use of MIG platform https://ies-svn.jrc.ec.europa.eu/projects/download-services-tg/wiki Resources: minutes, resources from Are3na study, suggestions for improvement of TG (in the pipeline), links to INSPIRE/SOS test services

Progress against the workplan Subdivision of tasks (done) Introductory presentations on TG, INSPIRE/SOS implementation, D2.9 (done) Study of materials from previous work (Are3na, etc.) (done) First round of comments on the TG for download services (done) Template for documenting use cases (in draft) Lead by A. Foureaux (SE) and A. Kotsev (JRC) Adapted version of the one used for drafting INSPIRE TG

Way ahead Next step according to WP – documenting use cases Planned meetings Next web teleconference (April 2015) INSPIRE/GWF Face 2 face meeting for those attending SOS workshop “Providing INSPIRE Measurement data” (K. Schleidt et. al., Thursday 28 May) Possible face 2 face meeting in FR in September Organized back to back with the OGC HydrologyDWG