2. ‘Geo-ID - The Geospatial Information Directory’ Developing a pilot meta database for Irish digital spatial data. Rybaczuk, K., Prendergast, W. P. and Ovington, M. Presented by Matthew Ovington F U N D E D b y T C D / D I T a n d I R L O G I

3. Metadata is “Information about Information” Spatial metadata is the information that describes spatial datasets.

4. Spatial data producers in Ireland include... NMA Central Government Local Government Private Sector Research Institutes NGOs Except….EPA OSI via MEGRIN GSI via GEIXS

5. ›EVALUATE STANDARDS Development of the Geo-ID

6. What constitutes a standard? ›a set of detailed guidelines used as a means of establishing uniformity ›‘top down’ or ‘bottom up’ ›some semantic divergence...

7. ›International meta data standards  Comité Europeen des Normes (CEN TC287) –Federal Geospatial Data Committee (FGDC)  Australia and New Zealand Land Information Council (ANZLIC) –InternatioIal Standards Organisation (ISO TC211) ›National meta data services SNIG (Portugal), GEODAN (Netherlands), AFIGEO (France), SINES (UK), Geodata (Denmark), Spatial Info Directory (Belguim), ATKIS (Germany) FGDC Geospatial Data Clearing House (USA), AUSLIG (Australia), NGDF (UK) ›International meta data services MEGRIN, (Euro topographic) GEIXS (Euro Geological data) RCADE, (Euro statistics) ESMI (European Spatial Metadata Infrastructure) EWSE (Euro earth observation data) ….. Evaluate Services & Standards

8. ›EVALUATE STANDARDS ›DEVELOP TEMPLATE & DATABASE Development of the Geo-ID

9. Develop Guidelines, Database and Questionnaire ›Most Info vs. Best Info ›User requirements? ›Standard alignment? =DATABASE + QUESTIONNAIRE =DATABASE + QUESTIONNAIRE HIGHSpatial Extent HIGHPositional Accuracy HIGHData Format HIGHValidation HIGHUpdatedness MIDTitle MIDPrice Information MIDLineage MIDThematic Accuracy MIDContact Details LOWSystem Type LOWCopyright LOWAbstract LOWTemporal Extent LOWDistribution Media GIS Ireland 98 Questionnaire

10. The Geo-ID Holds information on... ›D›D›D›Data Identification ›D›D›D›Data Extent ›D›D›D›Data Distribution ›D›D›D›Data Quality ›D›D›D›Data Administration ›M›M›M›Metadata Information

11. Core Geo-ID Elements Maps to CEN draft ISO perhaps

12. Questionnaire ›IDENTIFY ›What is the title of these data? ›How best would you describe these data? ›COVERAGE ›DISTRIBUTION ›Is there, at present, a price structure? ›Who retains the copyright of these data? ›QUALITY › What is the maintenance and update frequency of the data set?

13. ›EVALUATE STANDARDS ›DEVELOP TEMPLATE & DATABASE ›PILOT & POPULATE Development of the Geo-ID

14. Pilot and Populate

15. ›EVALUATE STANDARDS ›DEVELOP TEMPLATE & DATABASE ›PILOT & POPULATION ›DISSEMINATION Development of the Geo-ID

16. A FUNCTION OF… ›target audience ›technology available to audience ›technology available to publish ›resources & expertise available ›data complexity =INTERNET Dissemination Method Source: GIS Ireland 98

17. ›EVALUATE STANDARDS ›DEVELOP TEMPLATE & DATABASE ›PILOT & POPULATION ›DISSEMINATION ›MAINTENANCE & DEVELOPMENT Development of the Geo-ID

18. Maintenance validity of metadata ›Ensure validity of metadata ›Carrot or Stick? ›Proactive / Voluntary. ›3 Models - Postal - Electronic Mail - Electronic Mail - Dynamic On-line - Dynamic On-line

19. Future Development? ›Component of future Irish NSDI ›Co-ordination with ESMI ›Alignment with future ISO standard…so long as CEN maps to ISO