Delivering INSPIRE and
the UK Location
Programme
John Pepper
Independent Consultant
Director OceanWise Ltd
THS SW 1st Feb 2011
Agenda
•Policy context
•Benefits
•Scope and approach
•Governance
•Work programme
•Technical Delivery
•Conclusions
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Policy context
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UKLP
data.gov.uk
The EU INSPIRE Regulations require member states to:
• Comply with 34 data specifications in 3 annexes (reference geographies,
environmental datasets)
• Provide catalogues that allow users to identify what information is available
(metadata)
• Provide online services such as discovery (find out what data exists), view (to
display, navigate, zoom in/out, pan, or overlay viewable spatial data sets), download
(to obtain the data) and transform (to enable data interoperability)
• Have licensing arrangements that allow information to be shared, accessed and used
in accordance with Freedom of Information legislation, the Environmental Information
Regulations and the Public Sector Information Regulations
• Set up e-commerce arrangements where charging is applicable
• Introduce monitoring mechanisms to demonstrate that the information is being made
available
• Introduce co-ordination mechanisms to ensure effective operation of the
infrastructure
Note: INSPIRE does not require member states to create new datasets or
implement a Geoportal
INSPIRE requirements
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INSPIRE data scope
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Annex I Annex II Annex III
• Geographical names • Elevation • Statistical units • Buildings
• Administrative units • Land cover • Mineral resources • Sea regions
• Addresses • Ortho-imagery • Natural risk zones • Land use
• Cadastral parcels • Geology • Soils • Energy Resources
• Transport networks
(streets)
• Species distribution • Habitats & biotopes
• Hydrography
(hydrology)
• Environmental monitoring
facilities
• Human health &
safety
• Protected sites • Population dist. & demography • Utility & govt. services
Coordinate reference
systems
• Meteorological features • Atmospheric
conditions
• Geographical grid
systems
• Agricultural and aquaculture
facilities
• Bio-geographical
regions
• Oceanographic features • Production &
industrial facilities
• Area management restriction /
regulation zones & reporting
units
EC INSPIRE Directive
• Introduces standards to improve the interoperability of spatial
information across Europe for environmental policy making
• Discovery, view and download services for EC, public
authorities and the public
UK Location Strategy
• Re-use of all public sector location information
• Broader interpretation than INSPIRE – will provide
information for sustainable development, socio-economic
analysis and many other purposes
• For improved policy making and public sector service
delivery, economic benefit, open government and citizen
engagement
Joint programme to implement INSPIRE and UK Location
Strategy because of the huge synergies
The UK Location Programme
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“Good maps and location intelligence can help determine
how quickly our ambulances turn up, where a policeman
patrols, how we act in a national emergency. Knowing more
about where we live can help us make the best decisions.
But across the Country there is still too little sharing of the
best practice and we are wasting time and money trying to
find the information we need. The Location Strategy will
ensure we make better use of information already held so
we can use it faster and with less expense.”
Baroness Andrews, Parliamentary Under Secretary of State,
Communities and Local Government, November 2008
UK Location Strategy
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To ensure that the UK exploits the full value of its information the Location Strategy requires a programme of strategic actions which ensure that:
1. we know what data we have, and avoid duplicating it;
2. we use common reference data so we know we are talking about the same places;
3. we can share location-related information easily through a common infrastructure of standards, technology and business relationships;
4. we have the appropriate skills, both among geographic professionals and among other professional groups who use location information or support its use;
5. we have strong leadership and governance to drive through change including the implementation of this Strategy and the implementation of INSPIRE. (We call this the Location Council)
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UK Location Strategy – 5 strategic actions
Smarter Government Commitments: government’s public
data principles
„Public data‟ is „government-held non-
personal data that are collected or
generated in the course of public service
delivery‟.
The public data principles state that:
• Public data will be published in
reusable, machine readable form
• Public data will be available and easy
to find through a single easy to use
online access point (www.data.gov.uk)
• Public data will be published using
open standards and following the
recommendations of the World Wide
Web Consortium
• Any „raw‟ dataset will be represented
in linked data form
• More public data will be released
under an open licence which enables
free reuse, including commercial
reuse, e.g. OS OpenData
• Data underlying the Government‟s
own websites will be published in
reusable form for others to use
• Personal, classified, commercially
sensitive and third-party data will
continue to be protected.
Government’s open data policy aims to promote transparency,
empower citizens and deliver economic value9
OS OpenData
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Delivering more for less
• Reducing costs of delivery while providing more value
• Cutting duplication and promoting reuse
Better Service Delivery
• Improved / more effective Public Service
• Improved responsiveness
• Better cross organisational coordination
Enabling the provision of innovative new services
• Providing services which have been impractical or not cost effective to date
• New knowledge from different combination of data / data sets
More open government
• Making government information more freely available
• Wide consultation and engagement
UK Location Programme benefits
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Responsible
Minister
Ministerial Committee(s)
DA (PED) & DevolvedsEuropean Commission /
INSPIRE
Location
Council
Independent
Assurance
(Non-executive)Location User
Group
Location
Information
Interoperability
Board [LIIB]
Location Programme
Board
Business Change
Programme
Working
Groups
Co-ordination
Unit
Top level governance
Quality assurance
Delivery
Wide stakeholder
representation
Pilots &
Early
Adopters 12
UKLP Governance
THS UK
AGI
MEDIN
Citizen access to
information & services
data.gov.uk
Unlocking innovation
Working with UK
Public Sector
information and data
Citizen & Community
engagement
generates new and
improved government
services
Innovation
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Potential applications
Interoperable
land, sea & air
information
Support more integrated
applications
Coastal zone
managementMitigation of
natural hazard
impacts
Climate change
modelling & mitigation
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Potential applications
Real-time
Information
Support of more
operational applications
Traffic
management Location based services
Disaster management
& recovery
Logistics
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Potential applications
Integration with socio-
economic Information
UK wide policy analysis
Evidence based policies
Local services
Socio-economic analysis Risk assessment16
Potential applications
International
Standards
Regional & global
applications
European Integration
Global Integration 17
Potential applications
What is the programme delivering?
Existing and New Channels
Information Service Providers
(Public / Private / Academic / 3rd Sector)
Web access to location info & services
• Catalogue & Registry• Authentication• Simplified, consistent licensing
End Users
Data Interoperability Standards
Public Sector
Location
Information
Core Reference Geographies
Location Information
UK GeoPortal
Location Enabled Information Services
Resource
Centre
INS
PIR
E
UK
LO
CA
TIO
N S
TR
AT
EG
Y
Pilots &
Demonstrat
ors
data.gov.uk
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Network of data & web services....
RegistryResource
Centre
Search &
Evaluate
Shared
ServiceDATA PROVIDERS
&
PUBLISHERS
DATA
PUBLISHER
DATA PROVIDERS
on-line delivery
Portal
Services
UK Geoportal – applying best practice
Resource &
Learning
Centre
User
Communities
Map viewer
Success stories
Promoting
end user
applications
Theme & specialist
pages
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UKLP pilots and early adopters
Pilot programme
• Criteria: known business problems, clear benefits and link to programme, multiple organisations, contribute re-usable assets
• Initial pilots: Coal Authority and Civil Contingency (Atlantis Consortium)
• 20 other candidates including: Total Place, Protected Sites, Carbon Connect, MOD GI2RA, Scottish Government planning application, data.gov.uk linked data
• Timing: recognisable benefits 9-12 months, fully developed solutions 12-24 months
Early adopters
• Data providers and data publishers, co-ordination and support underway
• Data users, User Group being formed, co-ordination and support to follow
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Context:
There are 170,000 known mine shafts,
shallow workings and other hazards in the
UK.
Coal mining related hazards can and do
occur in public spaces.
These present a risk to public safety –
although low in occurrence.
Aim:
To be more proactive with regards to hazard
identification and remediation work.
Partners:
109 Local Authorities, BGS, National Park
Authorities, land registry agencies,
government departments and devolved
administrations.
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• Reducing the risk to public
safety through collaborative
asset monitoring’ reflects a real
business problem which directly
impacts the public.
• Direct involvement in the
Planning process to improve
construction practices designed
to manage risk.
• Enabling smarter government
through collaborative working
with over 250 stakeholders in
three countries.
The Coal Authority pilot: Reducing public
safety risk
Context:
Natural hazards such as flooding, extreme
heat and storms can lead to loss of life.
Such events are expected to grow in intensity
and frequency as climate change progresses.
Aim:
To position the UK at the forefront of climate,
weather and environmental hazard
management.
New Atlantis Partners:
Local Authorities, Land Holders, Utility
Companies, Insurance Sector, Civil Engineers
and Emergency Responders.
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• Improved modelling and prediction
of impact of natural hazards.
• Access to real-time information.
• Mitigation of natural hazard impacts
through better location and
specifications of properties and
infrastructure.
• More effective planning and
operational management of
disasters.
Atlantis pilot: Civil contingency response to
natural hazards
Standards, guidance, GeoPortal, CRGs, best practice…
Wider Information Sector
Governance Groups
Communities of Practice
UKLP governance
groups
Direct UKLP
support of pilots &
early adopters…
Website,
outreach events,
social media ….
Best practice
Innovation
Business cases
Guidance
Open tools
Capacity building
Data
Collaboration
Direct UKLP
support
Self Sufficient
Communities /
Organisations
Community engagement
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INSPIRE timescales simplified....
Phase 1
Discovery
& View
Phase 2
Adoption of Data Specifications
– 34 themes
Data by 2020
Annex II & III
Compliant
data
Data by 2017
Annex I
Compliant
data
Service by
May > Nov 2011
All data by 2013
Existing Data
“as is”
Return on investment potential is in Phase 2
INSPIRE Regulation dates
2010 2012 2016
Annex I & II Compliant
Annex III Compliant
2014 2018
Develop Full Discovery & View Operational
2008
2010 2012 20162014 20182008
Annex I themes New data
Annex I themes Existing data
Annex II & III themes
Annex II & III themes
New data
Develop Download & Transformation Operational
Metadata
Metadata
Legal adoption
V1.05 of 21 Jan 2011
Full
Invoke Invoke
Looking ahead . . .
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2010 Q1 2010 Q2 2010 Q3 2010 Q4 2011 Q1
DISCOVERY METADATA SERVICE
2011 Q2 2011 Q3 2011 Q4 2012 Q1 2012 Q2 2012 Q3 2012 Q4
ACCESS & EXPLOITATION
TECHNICAL INFRASTRUCTURE
DATA PUBLISHING & THEME COORDINATION
CONCEPTUAL DESIGN
2009 Q1 to 4
Initial Geoportal
BUSINESS ENGAGEMENT & SUPPORT SERVICES
MANAGEMENT SUPPORT & ASSURANCE
COMMUNITY NETWORKING
2013 Q1
COMMUNICATIONS AND SUPPORT SERVICES
Geoportal
second iteration
Metadata toolkit to
support data providers
Initial Annex I and II
metadata described
by data providers
Initial Annex III
metadata described
by data providers
Search and View
capability implemented
SEARCH & EVALUATION
Initial View services for Annex I
and II provided by data publishers
Initial View services for Annex
III provided by data publishers
Initiate Annex I theme co-
ordination and data specification
changes
Initiate Annex II theme co-ordination
and data specification changes
Support initial pilots,
build case studies
PILOTS & EARLY ADOPTERS
Support early adopter
data providers and
publishers Incorporate W2.0
collaboration facilitiesInitial download and transform services for
Annex I and II provided by data publishers
Provide legal and “getting
started” advice and guidance
Provide data publishing advice
and guidance and online training
Stakeholder engagement
through governance bodies
and wider engagement
Provide data theme
co-ordination advice
and guidance
• INSPIRE Regulations 2009 introduced
• Governance structures operational
• Website launched and maintained
• Conceptual design and roadmap agreed
• Wide stakeholder engagement and outreach programme
• Preparation of guidance documentation started
• Pilots and early adopters programme underway
• Annual report published
• Infrastructure outline design and metadata requirements
completed
• Alignment with data.gov.uk agreed
What has been achieved so far?
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Technical Delivery
of INSPIRE and UKLP
Data Publishing
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Background
“Government has asked Ordnance Survey to take on the technical
delivery role of services that are required to meet Britain‟s
obligations under INSPIRE.
Ordnance Survey is designing, specifying, creating and
acceptance testing repeatable INSPIRE compliant hosted data
services, together with an overarching portal to support the
View and Metadata Services.”
Ordnance Survey will use the Open Source platform to establish
an operational service environment, set up and hosted on the
G-cloud, and will enable other public sector information providers
to configure a local manifestation of the service environment for
their own obligations and requirements”
Policy options for geographic information from
Ordnance Survey – Consultation
Government Response
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UK LocationCatalogue
Service
Data PublisherRegistration
ResourceRegistration
UK LocationMetadataCatalogue
Central Services
Assurance
Data Publishing
Discover & View
December 2010 - May 2011
Publishing into the UK
Location Central Services
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Data Providers and Publishers
The Data Provider
The organisation that creates the data and
supplies the data for web publication, along with
its metadata
The Data Publisher
The organisation that publishes the data on the
web and supplies data services to data users
Maybe one and the same organisation, or separate
organisations. For mission critical datasets, there may
be more than one Data Publisher
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Publishing Discovery Metadata
Local
Master MetadataCatalogue/
Web File Server
MetadataCreation &
Validation
GIS(Local
or
PublishingAgent
Data Hub)
Third Party/Community
Master Metadata
Catalogue
Data PublisherRegistration
PublishingRoute
EC INSPIREDiscovery Service
& Other Subscribers
UKLII CatalogueSubscription
Service
Metadata Tool
Data PublisherUKLII
Metadata
Catalogue
Central Services
EC INSPIREDiscovery ServiceMetadata
Profiles
GEMINI2 +
Community Extensions
Resource
Registration
Import
Assurance
Register
Collect
Collect
….for data and services
UK location Discovery Service
Metadata
Tool
View
(WMS)
Discovery
(CSW)
Registry
Search (inc.
spatial) &
Evaluate
Data
Publisher
Register
Search
service
User
Mgmt
Metadata
Resource
Mgmt
Map
Widget
Catalogue
Services
Gazetteer
Portal
data.gov.uk CKAN OS
KEY
data.gov.uk-based solution
Download
(WFS)
Transform
ation
InvokeRegular
harvest
Catalogue
Publication
Service
data.gov.uk Solution – Main Components
User Management : Data provider user registration and management
Metadata Resource Management : Registration and management of datasets and associated metadata
Search Service : Searching of metadata (including spatially)
Map Widget : Defining spatial searches, and viewing datasets
Catalogue Services : Harvest and manage metadata, expose a CSW interface
Registry : Support the creation and management of master data
Gazetteer : Provide spatial locations for specified names
Catalogue Publication Service : External CSW interface
data.gov.uk CKAN OS
KEY
Delivery responsibilities
data.gov.uk
User Management
Metadata Resource Management
Search Service
Open Knowledge Foundation (CKAN)
Catalogue Services
Registry
Ordnance Survey
Map Widget
Gazetteer Service
Catalogue Publication Service
Data Publishing Working Group
• DPWG is a subgroup
of the Interoperability
Board [LIIB]
addressing Regulation
compliance for UK
• Data Providers
• Working towards the
May 9 deadline
DPWG Membership
Any data provider with a WMS welcome > esp Annex I & II data providers
Current Membership
• British Geological Survey
• Land & Property Services (NI)
• Environment Agency
• Ordnance Survey
• EDINA
• Land Registry
• Welsh Assembly Govt
• Defra
• Barrow BC
• UKLP
• Met Office
• OceanWise
View service development
Initial test
capability
Wider test
capability
Mature test
capability
Alpha Test
Services
Beta test
ServicesOperational
Growing capability, compliance, issue resolution and operational proving
ESDIN
Show & tell
IOC TF
Test end to end: via a network of data services and applications
WMS
Theme A
WMS
Theme B
WMS
Theme C
WMS
Theme D
UK Portal -
Evaluate
EU portal
(client)
App 1
(client)
App 2
(client)
Environment Agency
http://www.geostore.com/environment-agency/
Coordinate systems: illustrations
European Coord System
Lat/Log display
One km square orthoimage of Greenwich
data.gov.uk PORTAL
Ph
ase 1
:
Searc
h &
Evalu
ati
on
3rd pty Data
Provider/
Publisher tools
3rd pty
Metadata
Tools
UKLP tools
Data Provider/
Publishers
UKLP Tools
Metadata
Editor
Registries
Search Resources
EU Geoportal
Applications
Register View
Growing interest & activity in linked data
• Ordnance Survey
• Environment Agency
• Department for Transport
• Defra (& environment domain)
• Office for National Statistics
• Department for Education
• Communities & Local Government
• Local Authorities
• European Environment Agency
• Joint Research Centre
• Open Geospatial Consortium
Spatia
l is n
ot s
pecia
l
Bathing Water Data
Vocabularies
Bathing Waters – Spatial-Things
Sampling Pointspoint abstractions of a bathing water ie. Spatial-Objects
Compliance Assessments
Reference Data
Bathing Waters
Sampling Points
Assessment Data
In Season Assessments
Annual Assessments
Publis
h o
nce -
use
many tim
es
Bathing water: Web Application/UIEA BWQ
Data
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