Utrecht Technical Workshop Outcomes and progress to date OneGeology Management Meeting, Nov 2-3, Ottawa

(Utrecht) Meeting objectives « To initiate the OneGeology concept as expressed in the Brighton accord. To initiate a prototype OneGeology portal/web site as soon as possible (to be completed before 31 December 2007) To develop an action plan and allocate the tasks for all involved partners, to meet the above objectives. » First OneGeology Technical Group meeting Tim Duffy (BGS) nominated and accepted as coordinator for this group 20 participants : Albania, Australia, Canada, Czech Republic, France, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Netherlands, Poland, Spain, Sweden, UK, USA, CGMW may

Action list TaskOwnerAssisted 1. Portal, includes registry and client BRGM BGS, TNO + USGS 2. Registry listBRGM/BGS 3. Cook Book Specification BGS TNO, BGS, CGS, PGI, BRGM, GEUS, CGS, GeoZS, PGI, (GeoSciML team) 4. OutreachSlo. UK, FR, E, N, Cz, Bra, I, PL, J 5. Provide Web Services All workshop attendees 6. Next Technical Meeting

1. Portal (registry and client) Map portal –to be available as a prototype, end december 07 To be integrated to the OneGeology website First list of WMS already available, to be completed No commitment for full catalog –Catalog not mandatory, but will be implemented –Why ? Improve portal functionalities, enable access to services for others applications –Link to GeoSciML : Testbed 3 integrates full support of catalog

2. registry list To standardize the way each participant will publish its maps (through WMS and layers) Metadata for WMS services –Provide URL, service name … –Proposals to be derived from ISO (in line with INSPIRE) Naming conventions to be proposed –Resources identifiers (URN : universal resource naming) just defined (urn:ogc:servicetype:BRGM:WMS:1.0). GeoSciML proposal –Resources Title : providername.layername.scale (to be proposed, not accepted !) Template to be submitted end of november, providers to set up their WMS onward

3. Cook Book 1G level 1 WMS specification (« raster to the web ») –including how to serve a 1G compliant WMS using opensource software Mapserver, –first draft cookbook will be available in November 2007, –tested by technical working group members and targetted to be published to all 1G participants in January In January 2008 first drafts of the next two cookbooks will appear for testing: ‘How to map to GeoSciML’ and ‘How to serve GeoSciML as a WFS’ using opensource software.

4. Outreach 2 types of technical support for participants –Host for them in ‘regional hubs’ –Help to host themselves –All is based on the cookbook ! This management meeting to define the organisation and priorities Start on 1 st January 2008

5. Provide Web services Please provide your web map services ! Step 1. Providing existing web map services, –such as they are –as of now, –We will test them in the map client, Step 2. Use naming conventions - recommandations –from 1st January 2008 Cookbook to be provided before during this period !

6. Next Technical meeting BRGM, Orléans, February 2008 Coupled with a GeoSciML meeting, February All technical questions to be solved in this last meeting before Oslo presentations