EC-GIS, Lyon, June Meta data Meta what !?! Tim Hancock
EC-GIS, Lyon, June, Meta what !?! Industry trends What does this mean for: data users data providers service providers Outstanding issues Outline
EC-GIS, Lyon, June, Meta what !?! Definition What is metadata? Summary information or characteristics of a dataset Why are we concerned ? Value of datasets Cataloguing
EC-GIS, Lyon, June, Meta what !?! Different types Discovery.. Exploration.. Exploitation
EC-GIS, Lyon, June, Meta what !?! Industry trends (1) General IT trends … Everyone, Anytime, Anywhere … Standards … compatibility Search facilities / Interoperability ... connect to and interrogate any system
EC-GIS, Lyon, June, Meta what !?! Industry trends (2) Services “packaging” In summary … the infrastructure will be in place content descriptions
EC-GIS, Lyon, June, Meta what !?! Model A
EC-GIS, Lyon, June, Meta what !?! Model B
EC-GIS, Lyon, June, Meta what !?! Data users Role What to find out about ”things” Obtain information … Implications interface … expectations
EC-GIS, Lyon, June, Meta what !?! Data Providers Role collect and use information for production purposes provide information to customers Implications Use standards and collect information (be aware of requirements) Automation “Lower” level information
EC-GIS, Lyon, June, Meta what !?! Service Providers Role Interface between the creators and users Integrate different formats/standards/… Implications Must “add value” Ensure relevance of standards - and work to develop Identification of data sets
EC-GIS, Lyon, June, Meta what !?! Issues Thesaurus Identifiers for datasets Automation