The SLIP Metadata Catalogue

Mike BradfordSLIP-EF Business SponsorDepartment of Land Information14 September 2006

© Copyright Department of Land Information, Perth, 2006

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• Why a Catalogue?• Benefits• SLIP-EF Catalogue Services Project

BackgroundWhere Are We TodayBy 2007

• Challenges & Future• Demonstration

AgendaAgenda

• Foundation for a spatial data infrastructure • A single repository of metadata for Government

land and property information;• Environment for data custodians to publish their

own metadata;• Serving data once for multiple purposes;• Platform to support OGC Standards;

Why a Catalogue?Why a Catalogue?

User withNeed for

Land Information

User withNeed for

Land Information

Land Information

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Land Information

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BrowseSuppliers’

Data Services

SearchSuppliers’

Data Services

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PreviewData

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InteractivelyView Data

Registration,Authentication& Authorisation

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Billing andPayment to

Data Source

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• Foundation for a spatial data infrastructure • A single repository of metadata for Government

land and property information;• Environment for data custodians to publish their

own metadata;• Serving data once for multiple purposes;• Platform to support OGC Standards;

Why a Catalogue?Why a Catalogue?

BenefitsBenefits

• Increased accessibility and availability – “right data at the right time”;

• Facilitates better and quicker decisions;• Promotes collaboration and sharing of data

resources;• Facilitates coordinated metadata development to

avoid duplication of effort – thus, reduces costs;• Promotes data currency and reliability;• Reduces data redundancy; • Avenue for advertisement of data resources to

potential consumers.

Background:• Based upon COTS product;• Working in collaboration with other jurisdictions -

Department of Natural Resources, Mines and Water (NRMW) in Queensland and Geoscience Australia.

SLIP-EF Catalogue Services ProjectSLIP-EF Catalogue Services Project

SLIP-EF Catalogue Services ProjectSLIP-EF Catalogue Services Project

Where Are We Today:• Configuration/customisation of “generic”

Consortium version complete;

• User Acceptance Testing commenced, expected completion end September 2006;

• Planning and analysis activities to replace the WA Interragator underway.

SLIP-EF Catalogue Services ProjectSLIP-EF Catalogue Services Project

By 2007:• Current WA Interragator replaced with Interragator+ • Expected rollout to the wider community planned to

commence from January 2007.

ChallengesChallenges

• Seamless integration with Australian Spatial Data Directory (ASDD);

• Enhance the user interface of the SLIP Catalogue to improve user experience – e.g. more intuitive;

• Project has been ‘leading’ the development of supporting standards

• Reliance on the ANZLIC Metadata project

FutureFuture

• Full support for ratified version of ANZLIC Metadata Profile (based on AS/NZS ISO 19115/19139);

• Support for the ANZLIC Australian Spatial Data Infrastructure (ASDI) initiatives;

• Enhanced support for the Catalogue Service for Web (CS-W) profile of the OGC Catalogue Service Specifications version 2.0;

• Support for ebXML Registry Information Model (ebRIM).

Demo - SLIP-EF Catalogue ServicesDemo - SLIP-EF Catalogue Services

Demonstration

Requestor (eg. Public)

Catalogue Service

bind

find

Service Provider (eg. Government Agencies)

publish

Catalogue Service

““Publish-Find-Bind”Publish-Find-Bind” Model Model

CatalogueCatalogue

Metadata record in XML

Metadata Upload – Single record or Batch Upload Administration

Process

Online form

Validation Process

Publishing MetadataPublishing Metadata

ReviewMetadata

ApproveMetadata

Publish Metadata

RejectMetadata

Publish Metadata

Data Custodian Administrators

WALIS Office AdministratorPublishers

Administration ProcessAdministration Process

Data Custodian Agency WALIS Office

XML ApprovalProcess

XMLXML

XML

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SLIP Catalogue Service Portal

Live DemonstrationLive Demonstration

Off-line DemonstrationOff-line Demonstration

…in the event of Murphy’s Law, break glass here – this links to the off-line presentation materials

• Scenario 1 – Publishing of Metadata Records

• Available modes:Online formUpload XML metadata records

Individual metadata record;Batched metadata records.

Harvesting from specified repositories

Demonstration ScenariosDemonstration Scenarios

Scenario 1 – Online Form

Demonstration ScenariosDemonstration Scenarios

Scenario 1 – Uploading of Metadata Records

- Single Metadata Record -

Demonstration ScenariosDemonstration Scenarios

Scenario 1 – Uploading of Metadata Records

- Batch Upload -

Demonstration ScenariosDemonstration Scenarios

• Scenario 2 – Administration of Publishing Process

• One administration process for ALL publishing modes;

• Tools for metadata administration;

• 2 levels of Administration Data Custodian Administrator – “Review”

process; WALIS Office Administrator – “Approval”

process.

• Only “Approved” metadata records are published.

Demonstration Scenarios – cont’dDemonstration Scenarios – cont’d

Demonstration Scenarios – cont’dDemonstration Scenarios – cont’d

• Scenario 3 – Searching for Metadata Records

• 2 Search modes “Simple” search mode; “Advanced” search mode.

• Bind search results to view web services (e.g. WMS; WFS)