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Implementing the ANZLIC Profile

Empowering Australia with Spatial Information

John Weaver, Manager OSDM

Introduction

ANZLIC, the Spatial Information Council, is the peak intergovernmental organisation providing leadership in the collection, management and use of spatial information in Australia and New Zealand. All States, Territories, Australian and New Zealand Governments.

The Office of Spatial Data Management (OSDM) facilitates and coordinates spatial data management across Australian Government agencies.

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Why implement ANZLIC Profile?

The ANZLIC Profile is an Australian, New Zealand specific profile of the International Metadata Standard ISO 19115.

Metadata is a structured description of a resource designed to enable easy discovery and access.

The ANZLIC Profile gives a consistent and understood format to (spatial) metadata.

Implementation – the issue

Successful Implementation is (mostly) about user support– Promotion and education– Interaction with other domains– User friendly tools

• Collection• Management• Publishing• Visualising

– Technical backup

Background

Some background…


ANZLIC Metadata Working Group

• ANZLIC Metadata Guidelines V 1.0 (1996)

• ANZLIC Metadata Guidelines V 2.0 (2001)

ANZLIC MET – Metadata collection tool

• Access Based

• Developed to support V 1.0

• Not maintained long term

• Not ISO Compliant

ASDD (The Australian Spatial data Directory)


The ASDD

• launched in 1998

• steadily grown in content

• key source of spatial data in Australia / NZ

• but now OLD technology

• doesn’t support access to online resources

ASDD


ASDD – Simple Search


ASDD – Advanced Search


What is the ANZLIC Profile?

ANZLIC Profile - recommended

The ANZLIC Profile of IS 19115 isALL of ISO 19115 but at least…

ANZLIC Profile Review - Content


ANZLIC Metadata Working Group formed a sub- group to conduct a review of ANZLIC Profile commenced in 2010. Included items:

• ISO 19115:2005

• ISO 19115-2:2009 Metadata - Part 2

• ISO 19139

• Metadata – XML Scheme Implementation

• ISO 19119:2005 Geographic information – Services (perhaps only 7.4 and Annex C)


ANZLIC Profile Review – The RulesThe sub-group has agreed on some guidelines for determining how changes to the profile are assessed. These include:

If its in the standard, then it must be in the profile.

An element may become mandatory if and only if the content for that element can be determined for every possible scenario.

Backwards compatibility needs to be considered by the working group when defining obligations

Implementation:User Support

Implementation – User Support


Publish the Profile:“An Australian/New Zealand Profile of AS/NZS ISO 19115:2005, Geographic information — Metadata (implemented using ISO/TS 19139:2007, Geographic information — Metadata — XML schema implementation) Version 1.1”

Publish Profile Guidelines and

Short User Guide

ANZLIC Roadshows

Implementation – Short User Guide


Implementation – other domains


Metadata mapping:

• AGLS to ISO 19115

• SDMX to ISO 19115

• AIXM to ISO 19115

User SupportCollection Tools

ANZMet Lite

Implementation – Input Tools


General acceptance of the importance of structured Metadata in our domain

Clunky tools one of the biggest barriers to uptake

ANZLIC / OSDM undertook to develop and provide tools

ANZMET Lite

Wizard based, simple to use, free

Based on Defence Support Group source code

Enthusiastic uptake

Not as flexible as hoped

Input Tools – ANZMet Lite


User SupportCollection Tools

xMET

Input Tools – xMET


ANZMet Lite - not as flexible as hoped.

xMET

• developed jointly with ANU (student project)

• easy to use

• easy to tailor.

XSD for MetadataXML

stylingTailored

User Interface



xMET Start• Create Metadata• View User Manual

Create Metadata…Select a profile…

Nominate a template…



The raw view…



xMET

• Open Source

• still under construction

• interest is extraordinary

• being fast tracked

• will link to GeoNetwork

• Upload and retrieve for editing

• potentially output to multiple format

Publishing the MetadataASDD Revisited

Implementation - Publishing


The Australian Spatial Data Directory – ASDD• 10 year old technology

• re-developed in Geo Network

ASDD in GeoNetwork


Advantages:

• Open Source

• Strong developer / user Community (20+ in Aus / NZ)

• spread across

• Government (State and Federal),

• Academia (ANDS, SISS etc)

• Private sector

• Supports services beyond metadata discovery / access

ASDD in GeoNetwork


Dis-advantages:

• It’s Geeky

• The user interface

• User / Developer Community (20+ in Aus / NZ)

• spread across

• Government (State and Federal),

• Academia (ANDS, SISS etc)

• Private sector

• Lacking coordination

ASDD in GeoNetwork


Addressing the issues:

• Engaging with the user / developer community

• OSDM to host workshops to:

• define development needs

• coordinate AU/NZ community activities

• liaise with international trunk

• dependent on adequate resources being identified

• Research project on best UI

ASDD in GeoNetwork – Simple Query

ASDD in GeoNetwork – Advanced Query

ASDD in GeoNetwork - Results

ASDD in GeoNetwork - Visualisation

Implementation - Publishing


OSDM / ANZLIC have set up virtual nodes for a number of agencies

The collection tools will all allow upload to GeoNetwork

The ASDD will harvest metadata from other repositories

OSDM / ANZLIC will also publish HTML to make records discoverable

Links to data.gov.au

Implementation – Future development


• Enhanced User Interface

• Incorporation of a richer contextual backdrop

• Development of a registry service

• Inclusion of some Business Intelligence functions

• ANZLIC Roadshow

Implementing ANZLIC


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