1. NATURE-SDIplus
Infrastructure

2. Outline NATURE-SDIplus needs
NATURE-SDIplus Infrastructure architecture
Integration of nteroperable tools
Nature-SDIplus is a Best Practice Network co-funded by the European Commission under the eContentplus Programm. It is aimed at harmonising EU national datasets on nature conservation. Nature- SDIplus contributes to the implementation of the INSPIRE Directive with targeted reference to the following cluster of data themes of the INSPIRE Annexes: Protected sites (Annex I), Biogeographical regions (Annex III), Habitats and biotopes (Annex III), Species distribution (Annex III). 2

3. Nature-SDIplus needs
DP harmonize the available data according to the shared common data model
DP publish metadata and related services on local/national/central catalogue
User send a request to National/NATURE- SDIplus catalogue by defining an area or specifying a text
The text request could be in a defined selected set of languages (English mandatory)
Answer: list of recovered resources (data/services MD)
Get info about recovered resources (MD details and extent)
Mapping the recovered data
Thin client capabilities
Smart client capabilities
Mapping Usability rules
Visibility scales
Simple generalilised layers
Advanced views (3D)
Adding additional layers (services) coming from others services providers
Sample download service (IPR constraints) 3

4. Common Thesaurus Framework DATA PROVIDER SERVICES
Infrastructure Architecture
Common Thesaurus Framework
Thesaurus
REMODELED DATA
Thesauri WS
NATIONAL GEOPORTAL
Catalogue
National CSW
CSW
WMS
WFS
Download
DATA PROVIDER SERVICES
GEOPORTAL
<option>
External Thesaurus

5. Common Thesaurus Framework DATA PROVIDER SERVICES
Infrastructure Architecture
Common Thesaurus Framework
Thesaurus
REMODELED DATA
Thesauri WS
NATIONAL GEOPORTAL
Catalogue
National CSW
CSW
WMS
WFS
Download
DATA PROVIDER SERVICES
GEOPORTAL
<option>
External Thesaurus
Federated catalouges
Nsdi+ catalogue includes the other available catologues
federated catalogues
federated FR CSW
upcoming SE CSW

6. Common Thesaurus Framework DATA PROVIDER SERVICES
Infrastructure Architecture
Common Thesaurus Framework
Thesaurus
REMODELED DATA
Thesauri WS
NATIONAL GEOPORTAL
Catalogue
National CSW
CSW
WMS
WFS
Download
DATA PROVIDER SERVICES
GEOPORTAL
<option>
External Thesaurus
Thesaurus integration
Develop a pipe to exploit Nsdi+ thesaurus
Editing metadata
Medatada editor (integrated tesaurus)
Discovery service
unique thesaurus service for multi-languages serching
search data starting from thesaurus vocabolary
Semantic search functionality
Additional info into metadata to recover semantics from thesaurus
adding URI to each keyword
adding a reference to the thesaurus service

7. Framework Requirements
Modularity :
new KOS may be added as a new module plugged in the set of thesauri in the NatureSDIplus solution.
Openness :
Each KOS should be easily extendable keeping separated the original one.
Interlinking:
Interlinking among the terms referring to the same concepts in more then one thesaurus in order to harmonize their usage.
Exploitability
encoding in a standard and flexible format in order to encourage the adoption and its enrichment from third party system

8. Available tools DISY - Metadata editor EPSILON - GoPublisher
INTERGRAPH
- GeoMedia suite
- GM Pro
- GM Fusion
- GM WebMap Pro
- GM WebPub
- GM SDI Pro
- GM SDI Portal
IRD
- MD suite
- MDweb
GRAPHITECH
- Advanced 3D client
- GeoServer
TRACASA
- Transformation tools
HUMBOLDT