1. 1 Consultation & Testing Martin Tuchyna Cross-TWG and DT DS meeting 23-25 May 2011 Somma Lombardo

2. 2 Outline Consultation and Testing Aims Milestones Scope Communication Outcomes Involvement

3. 3 Two separate, but closely related activities: – Consultation: Commenting the Data Specification – Testing: Testing of Data Specifications against real spatial data Main aim of consultation: –Review of data specification documents (V.2.0) –Domain-specific aspects –Cross-thematic aspects (overlaps and gaps, inconsistencies) Main aims of testing: – To review of data specifications (V2.0) under real-world conditions – To provide the first test bed for interaction with and between the participating stakeholders (teaming up, exchange of experience) – To report back to the INSPIRE CT and TWGs gained experience  will be used to improve the data specifications for v3.0  the basis for amendment of the legal act Consultation & Testing Aims

4. 4 Milestones ActivityConsultationTesting CfP published 20 June 2011 8 April 2011 Submission of application form for testing registration N/A 15 May 2011 Start of Consultation & Testing 20 June 2011 Testing Kick off Web Meeting N/A22 June 2011 End of Consultation & Testing 21 October 2011

5. 5 Scope /Content For Consultation & Testing –D2.8.I.x Data Specification on – Draft Guidelines: 24 PDF documents –Summary d oc ument related to GCM updates For Reference –GML Application Schemas: 1 ZIP archive –UML Model (XMI, EAP, HTML) –The “INSPIRE Data Specifications Cost-benefit considerations” document –INSPIRE Annex I testing summary report

6. 6 Access & Participation Consultation & Testing Content access –Content prepared by INSPIRE Team – publicly available –Content delivered by SDICs /LMOs – available for the INSPIRE CT, DS DT, TWGs, testing participants and if agreed also for public access Consultation & Testing participation –Only for registered SDICs/LMOs http://inspire.jrc.ec.europa.eu/index.cfm/pageid/7/type/register

7. 7 Communication Calls for participation –Initial set of information Testing Kick off meeting –Dedicated presentations for the testing –Questions & answers session INSPIRE Forum –Exchange testing releated information –Source of relevant information –Communication platform –Uploading and sharing results of the testing

8. 8 Feasibility testing  main focus of testing –measure technical feasibility and effort related to transforming existing data (e.g., from Member States’ organisations) into data compliant with the requirements and schemas proposed in the data specification documents Fitness for purpose testing –assess the benefits of harmonised data specifications from an end-user or application point of view Provide cost-benefit information –Related to the testing –Contextual / not directly related to testing Testing – Overview

9. 9 Testing 20.06.2011-21.10.2011 Consultation 20.06.2011-01.10.2011 Call for Testing Out 08.04.2011 Call for Consultation To be published 16.06.2011 Jira SDIC/LMO DB Testing Reports (WebForm) XLS template for comments 01.06.2011 XLS template for comments 01.06.2011 Outcomes From Testing –SDICs /LMOs: Testing report via WebForm –SDICs /LMOs: Comments delivered via XLS spredsheet –INSPIRE CT: Import of XLS comments to JIRA From Consultation –SDICs /LMOs: Comments delivered via XLS spreadsheet –INSPIRE CT:Import of XLS comments to JIRA

10. 10 Involvement Testing registration status –Around 50 registered SDICs/LMOs (by 25th May 2011) Encouragement of the communities –TWGs: re-announcement & activating:  Networks  Projects  Stakeholders  ? –If possible focus on new communities not involved in SDI for time being !!! –INSPIRE CT: Reminders to:  INSPIRE Committee members  INSPIRE MS Contact points  Headlines @ INSPIRE Website & Forum  ?