1. INSPIRE Sub-GROUP 2017.4 VALIDATION
DI Roland Grillmayer
16. März 2018, ISPRA

2. Reported Shortcomings PS Validation
Background: Current CDDA-Reporting – Deadline 30.April
CDDA Reporting obligations are now using the so called “Linked Approach”
INSPIRE PS site datasets are used for the reporting obligations
Protected sites are referenced by the INSPIRE ID

3. CDDA Reporting – The Linked Approach
Mette Lund, EEA Biodiversity group, NRC Biodiversity data & information, 15 June 2017

4. Austrian WORKFLOW CDDA ReportinG
Protected Site DB EA-Vienna
WS-D: Synchronisation process
ID-Matching & CDDA properties enrichment
WS-E: Generation of Excel-sheet template –
CDDA data type 2
WS-F: HALE Transformation CDDA data type II
AT_CDDA2018_datatype2.xml
WS-A: Download
via INSPIRE Atom-Feed
9++ GML-Files - depending on the data structure of INSPIRE datasets
WS-G: Final deliverables AT_CDDA2018_datatype2.xml +
9 ++ GML files: AT_ID.gml
8 x INSPIRE Download Services - Atom Feed
1 x INSPIRE Download Service - WFS
Regional governments
WS-C: Feedback cycle
Quality improvement and clarification
about the used INSPIRE localID
WS-B: Dataset validation according data specification for protected site

5. Reported Shortcomings PS Validation
Uniqueness of the INSPIRE localID?
GML-File examples PS from the regional governments in Austria:

6. Reported Shortcomings PS Validation
Uniqueness of the INSPIRE localID?
GML-File examples PS | regional government Austria

7. Reported Shortcomings PS Validation
Uniqueness of the INSPIRE localID?
GML-File examples PS | regional government Austria :
No specific validation according the uniqueness of the INSPIRE localID?

8. Reported Shortcomings PS Validation
Proposal for revision of assertion for extended codelist values DesignationValue and DesignationSchemeValue
Upper Austria additional encode the national designation type which is suggested by EAA.
Assertion is incomprehensible
Poposal – possible to use the text as formulated in the introduction?

9. USABILITY Aspects ETF-Validator
Regional government are overwhelmed to find all the conformance classes which must be used for the validation of data specifications.
Expert user interface as now available important for explicit testing of certain conformance classes.
Feedback form our regional governments:
Is it possible to provide a interface (non-expert interface) with DS specific aggregated conformance classes?
absolutely positive feedback from regional governments!!

10. USABILITY Aspects ETF-Validator
Absolutely positive feedback from regional governments!
Preference according the implementation priority of the working group (Metadata | Services | DS)
Comment: Implementation of Annex II and III as soon as possible to be able to test harmonised datasets in a early stage

11. ContaCt & Information Roland Grillmayer
T: +43-(0) /3331 M: www: roland.grillmayer.eu
Environment Agency Austria
Sub-GROUP Validation Meeting ISPRA 