François ROBIDA, Jean-Jacques SERRANO BRGM, France One Geology: which catalogue ?

François ROBIDA, Jean-Jacques SERRANO

BRGM, France

One Geology: which catalogue ?

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Why a Catalogue?

Resources (Data - Services)

described byMetadata

Catalogue

stored into

Information model

uses

Applications

queries

results

Data:• Geological maps• Features (Geol. Units, Samples, Boreholes, …)Services:• for viewing maps• for downloading data

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Standardisation and interoperability

Services (WMS-WFS)

Catalogue

described by

Information model

Applications

stored into

uses

Data

Catalogue Service

MetadataISO 19119

Capabilities

MetadataISO 19115

queries

resultsC

ata

log

ue

Se

rvic

e

MapsFeatures

GetMapGetFeature

GetMapGetFeature

MapsFeatures

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Which catalogue?

1. A very simple registry: a list of WMS URLs

2. A catalogue of metadata: a database connected to the Client

3. A catalogue served by a Catalogue Service for interoperability

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1. A simple registry: List of WMS (with URLs)

Who will manage this list and where (OneGeology portal)?

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2. A catalogue of metadata: a database connected to the Client

• Agreement to use the metadata standard ISO 19115 / ISO 19119

• Agreement on a set of metadata fields for geological resourcesStart with INSPIRE proposal about metadata?

• Rules for naming services and layers

• a French WMS: cgi:service:fr:BRGM:WMS:1.3.0

• a layer of geologic units:• title: BRGM_fr_GeologicUnits

• name: cgi:obj:GeologicUnits:fr:BRGM:2006

• Which tool for metadata entry?

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3. A catalogue served by a Catalogue Service for interoperability

• Process metadata (same as item 2.)

• Set up a Catalogue Service (one or more)

• Improve the Client to work with the Catalogue Service

BRGM/STI - May 2007 - 1G meeting - Utrecht - NL > 8

Which catalogue?

1. A very simple registry: a list of WMS URLs• Who will manage this list and where (OneGeology portal)?

2. A catalogue of metadata: a database connected to the Client• Agreement to use the metadata standard ISO 19115 / ISO 19119

• Agreement on a set of metadata fields for geological resources

Start with INSPIRE proposal about metadata?

• Rules for naming services and layers

• Which tool for metadata entry?

3. A catalogue served by a Catalogue Service for interoperability• Process metadata (same as item 2.)

• Set up a Catalogue Service (or more)

• Improve the Client to work with the Catalogue Service