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Intelec Geomatics

CGDI Target Vision and Implementation Plan

Vision and Implementation Strategy

Presentation

June 14, 2000

CGDI Target Vision and Implementation Plan 2Intelec Geomatics

Agenda

CGDI Vision/GoalsStakeholders InfrastructurePrinciples -Values and Challenges-RisksVision Components

Institutional VisionData VisionService VisionTechnology Vision

Implementation StrategyConclusion


Canadian Geospatial Data Infrastructure Vision

To enable timely access to geo-info data holdings and services in support of policy, decision-making and economic development through a co-operative interconnected infrastructure of government, private sector and academia participants.



INTERNETAccess - Delivery

Geospatial Users

Geospatial Data and ServiceProviders

APPLICATIONS

Enabling Technologies



Guidelines

Accessibility :Anytime, Anywhere, Anybody Anyhowor ATAWABAH (Ottawa…Bah)

Cost-effective (ROI)


CGDI Goals

Put Canada’s geographic information on the InternetObjectives:

Build on current investments in DataBuild on current investments in systemsLeverage technology from all sectors Improve accessibility to all users


Canadian Geospatial Data Infrastructure Additional goals

As a network of networks, it will be the product of many public and private sector services and partnerships

It should be open and accessible, yet assure sufficient confidentiality and privacy for a variety of usages including the information need of the public

It should be an agent of change It should foster the development of globally

competitive Canadian technologies and services It should have positive measurable economic, social

and environment impacts


Agenda





Internet

User community

Spatial Data providers/suppliers

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Clearinghouse

Service providers

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Stakeholders


Stakeholder Interests

User CommunityNeed access to spatial data that meets their purposes at

minimal cost & inconvenience

Data Providers (suppliers)Need some revenue to support their investment in data

collection

Data ClearinghouseProvide a data sourcing / packaging service (brokers)

Service Providers Provide value added products and spatially enabled

business solutions to the user community


Stakeholder Interests

Applications are the key to CGDIApplications provide the benefitsApplications provide the links to corporate data basesApplications provide the links to regional/national

data bases and infrastructuresApplications on the web will be more common and

sometimes be used to replace stand alone GIS

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Stakeholders points of view

User Community Data ProvidersService ProvidersApplications DevelopersTechnology Vendors


User Community

Mass market potential – private individualsUsing spatial data for routine functions

such as driving, locating services, recreation etc.

Traditional user community is expanded to includeGeneral publicSmall to medium size businessesCorporations and government agencies

Enhanced usage of spatial data for many business functions


User Data

Internet

Spatial data providers

Spatial Data

Metadata, Thesaurii

Corporate data

Other data sources

Foundation softwareApplication software

Client community

User Community Point of view


Framework Data Spatial Data Products

Metadata catalogue

Metadata standards

Spatial Data Standards

Internet

Client Community

Data Providers Point of view


Related Stakeholders

Internet provides the operating vehicle IT community provides the software and hardwareTelcos & related companies provide the pipe Standards organizations provide standards


Agenda





Information Infrastructure

Information infrastructures are based on:Computing & Communications NetworksAssociated information resourcesRegulations and standards governing use & access

Are embedded, transparent and invisibleEmbedded in other structures, social arrangements and

technologiesTransparent in that people take its reliability for granted Is most visible when it fails

Allows interconnection in standardized ways


Spatial Data Infrastructure

The incentives Internet is growing rapidlyNetwork capacity is increasingGPS more accessibleAdditional data such as high resolution imagery, other R/S

products availableLow cost user friendly more powerful Hardware/SoftwareAccess to useful applications expandingWireless communication systems becoming commonplace Increased awareness of spatial data


Spatial Data Infrastructure Links

Peer InfrastructuresGlobal, Provincial geospatial infrastructuresBiodiversity, Sustainable Communities, Geological, Marine,

Other countries, etc.

Other infrastructuresexisting ones: transportation, water, sewernew ones: health Infrastructure, Learning, Real Estate,

Schoolnet, Governement Online

Part (perspective) of overall Information Infrastructures


Spatial Data Infrastructure Links

Client 1 Client 2 Client 3

Local network

Catalog and data holding

Client 1 Client 2 Client 3

Local network

InternetCEONet

Peer Infrastructures(EMAN, Provincial, FGDC Clearinghouse …)

CGDI Portal

Catalog, data and service holding

Data Producer Data Supplier

Other views


Spatial Data Infrastructure Components

Institutional frameworkLegal aspects (IP, Freedom of access, Confidentiality, etc.)Responsibilities, policies, structures, standards

DataExisting repositories, transactional, earth observation

systems, etc.

Services Web GIS, spatially enabled business solutions, traditional

GIS applications, Ecommerce, OLAP

TechnologiesGeomatics, IT, Internet, and telecommunications


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Principles and values

EvolutionSustainabilityPreserve culturePreserve rightsEconomic GrowthEnvironment qualitySocial ProgressQuality of life


Challenges-risks

InstitutionalCopyrightsLiabilityPrivacyLeadershipManagement framework (concensus)Responsibilities, including public and private sectorsGood understanding of CGDI at all levelsUsers from various sectors (human factors)Agreement regarding standards, semanticsResources


Challenges-risks

DataRelevant data availability (the essence of CGDI)Framework data underfunded, restricted, costlyContent priorities are not well definedData Sources unknownData Sources will evolve without CGDI Integration is difficultLegacy data not suitable for technologiesData collection is costly Fees for data distributionToo many standards


Access/query dataFind what data exist where

Interactive exploration of dataAutomatic detection of patterns

Advanced analysisCreate new outputs

ServiceDigital Library, Portal

Geo-DLData Infra, DBMS

Geo-DI, Spatial ViewerDBMS, EIS

Spatial ViewerReport-Query Builder

Low-end GIS

OLAP“ Spatial OLAP ”

Statistical Package

Data Mining“ Spatial Data Mining “

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Use pre-built outputs

ServicesSelecting priorities for services Integration with other infrastructuresServices are for high end users


Challenges-risks

TechnologyMost technology components will evolve without CGDICGDI should help Canadian geomatics technologies

developmentSpeed is the essenceStandards not following technologiesKey technology developments will be integrated by software

developers


Agenda





Vision perspective

What is short term, medium term and long termWhere were we in? (looking backward):

1998: Pentium II, Oracle, Object Oriented Development, Web development tools

1995: Pentium 90, Oracle, Internet Email, beginning of Netscape, beginning of Desktop GIS

1990: 486-33, Oracle, Compuserve or AOL for Email, no Web, GIS on minis


Vision components

Institutional (Legal, partnerships, standards, policies, regulations, people and skills, financial resources)

DataServicesTechnologies


Agenda





Institutional VisionLegal framework

Short TermNo change to legislationClarification of Copyright issueClarification of Access to information issueClarification of socio-economic value of geospatial data

Medium TermFrom Copyright to Property (legal aspect is corrected)Framework data is free from copyrights and can be re-usedLiability clauses are standardized


Institutional VisionPartnerships

Short TermNRCan assumes leadershipGeoConnection Secretariat mandate clarified (more power)NRCan departments adopt common policiesOther Agencies are invited on a voluntary basis (Federal

agencies, Provinces, Territories)Local level is ignored except for showcasePrivate Sector participates as a business opportunityDocumentation of data is fundedRecipes, tools and expertise provided to connect to CGDI


Institutional VisionPartnerships

Medium TermStatistics Canada-Elections Canada as framework data for

economic, health and social sectorsRecipes, tools and expertise provided for peer infrastructures

to connect to CGDIProvincial Agencies participate actively Agencies that follow rules get funded (participation in

Clearinghouse)Provincial Agencies (or other) assume leadership for part of

CGDI (framework data)Public Agencies provide data and services (including tools) as

required by their mandate and extent these data and services to all Canadians

Private Sector addresses additional markets


Institutional VisionStandards

Data and servicesShort Term

De Facto standards (Windows)American standards (FGDC) Consortium StandardsOpen Source Standards (LINUX)

Medium TermTools for standardsOpen GIS ISO/CT211 ISO/JTC1


Institutional VisionPolicies, regulations, resources, etc.

Medium TermCGDI is branded (regognized)Policies of Federal Agencies are similarUser will pay for services not dataPrivate Industry will extend use of CGDI (marketing)Users are spatially aware and do not regognize the

difference between spatial and non spatialSkilled personnel is availableCabinet approves additional fundingCGDI funded based on Canada economic interests (fiscal

incentives based on impact on GNP), in the US IT accounts for 8% of GNP but accounts for 35% of growth


Agenda


Institutional Vision

Data VisionService VisionTechnology Vision



Data Vision

Geodata servicesGPS will provide x,y,z co-ordinates for everything

People, vehicles, buildings, boats, airplanes etc.

Digital Reference data will be required for a background for GPS unitsExisting and new E/O data will be required

Digital wireless technology will be used to communicate between devicesMaps on a cell phone, in vehicle navigation, tracking and

locating back to a base


Data Vision

Short TermFramework data identified and prioritizedFramework data enhanced (Data Alignment Layer)Subset of framework data available freeSimplified versions of framework and legacy data provided

in raster formatSome framework data sets integratedSome restructuring of framework and legacy data required

to meet market demandAccess to legacy data (library of data sets through

metadata), in particular all framework data from NRCan


Data Vision

Medium TermPriorities on data content and structureFrom data sets to information (continuum of information)Metadata management integrated with information instead of

data sets Information customized Integrated data providedAdditional data sources, in particular satellite imagery Enhanced updatesEnhanced quality and compatibility


Data Vision

Long TermDifferent levels or integration (global, national, regional, etc.)

according to layer Continuum of informationCGDI Data Identifiers to reduce redundancyEnhanced updatesReal world data available (not interpreted), 3D, multimedia


Agenda


Institutional VisionData Vision

Service VisionTechnology Vision



Service Vision

Various levels of interoperability Geo-Processing services

CollectionManagementAccess (discover, browse, evaluate, retrieve)DeliveryUtilisationAgregationOffering garanties on data quality, etc.

Common, shared and specific servicesOptimal usage of CGDI through services and

applications


Service Vision

Resource management Marine navigation & charting Business planning &

operations Traffic & transportation Tourism Etc.

Public Safety & Disaster management

Public health Emergency response Property transactions Environmental assessment

Potential Applications


Service Vision

Short TermCommon services to discover, browse, access and retrieve

data (ecommerce?)Shared services and tools to connect data and services

Medium TermServices for peer infrastructures and applicationsUser Profiles (portal based services)Better integration with Web servicesNew infrastructure services (data agregation, data conversion,

quality evaluation, etc.)Application specific services (health, marine, etc.)

Long TermApplications integrated to CGDI


Agenda


Institutional VisionData VisionService Vision

Technology Vision Implementation StrategyConclusion


Technology Vision

3 Tier environment working inDistributed secured network (CA3)Not specific to geospatialWireless Integrated with other delivery mechanisms


User Interface

Layer #1

Applications

Data and File Management

Layer #2

Layer #3

Data access : ODBC, JDBC, SQL, OGDi, GDI

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Technology VisionComponents



Short TermSpatial data are stored in files and DBMSSpatial data is Web enabled (Image Maps)Symbology is stored in files with geometryFile Format are proprietary

Medium TermData bases maintain spatial data (Oracle SDC, Spatial DB2,

Informix Blades)Web Enabled data ( XML or GML)Data Management Tools are integrated (backup, import,

long transactions, redundancy)Raster Data integrated (orthophotos or satellite imagery)



Long TermTopology (line-point or polygon-line) disappears (not line-

line or polygon-polygon)Use of OpenGIS (or other standards) spatial objectsSymbology becomes a service with display rules (scales,

labels, etc.)Data exchange become routine between systems (FME,etc.) Integration of time factorData storage allow management of real world data


Access to Data

Short TermSpatial Data accessed by Operating System (files) and SQL

or ODBC (DBMS)Spatial Data are accessed through hyperlinks

Medium TermSpatial Data are accessed via SQL and its extensions, or via

object oriented interfaces (OGDI, GDI)Use of SQL-MM


Applications

Short TermTools and proprietary development languages (Macro)Function calls using proprietary API

Medium TermApplications become services using open API Integration with geospatial data Integration with Internet Integration with mobile peripherals (cell phones, PDA)Object Oriented Development and Software ComponentStandard developement tools (Visual Basic, Visual C++,

JAVA)Applications Servers under Windows


Access to applications

Short TermAccess via OSAccess via HTTP

Medium TermXML to exchange data between applicationsApplications/services in COM ou CORBATransactions monitorRedundancy


User Interface

Short term Interface Unix, Windows Interface Web

Medium Term Interface with transparent access to the Web Interface for mobile peripherals Integration of geospatial data (generalisation, projections) Integration of geomatics in Office suites


Data Servers (tabular, spatial and temporal

(raster, vector, DEM and metadata)

CommonServices

• Symbolisation • Coodinate Transformation• Annotations

Specific Services

• Health • Real Estate

Existing Services

• ERP• Maintenance

Non Spatial Data

WebInterface

Windows Interface

Mobile Interface

PDA

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Agenda





FrameworkData

BasicFunctions and

services

AdvancedFunctions and

services

C O M P L E X I T Y

Increasing TechnologicalComplexity

Increasing InstitutionalComplexity

Requirements to achieve full integration

Evolution of efforts

Filled requirements

Unfulfilled requirements

1996 2000 2010 2002

Implementation StrategyEvolution of efforts to meet requirements


Implementation StrategyShort Term (2 years)

Institutional Clarify legal aspectsNRCan assumes leadership and adopt common policies Invite and fund other Agencies to connect to CGDIUse de-facto standards, in particular for metadata and

thesauri (keywords)Educate users, suppliers and politicians about CGDI

DataDefine Framework data and make it freely available Connect legacy data to CGDIRestructure some data sets to meet market requirements


Implementation StrategyShort Term (2 years)

ServicesDefine priority for servicesDefine common and shared services (discover, access,

catalogs, etc.)Develop and implement high priority common servicesProvide shared services and toolkits

TechnologyFund technology development for data and services Identify key technology drivers


Implementation StrategyMedium Term (5 years)

Institutional Modify legal framework, if necessary Invite Agencies that provide framework data Invite and fund other Agencies to connect to CGDIUse adopted standardsObtain additional funding for CGDI based on economic

benefits

Data Integrate framework dataAdd new data sourcesTransform data sets into data bases


Implementation StrategyMedium Term (5 years)

ServicesUpdate priority of services Improve integration with web services (portals, discovery) Implement medium priority common servicesProvide services for Peer infrastructures

TechnologyFund technology development for data and services Identify key technology drivers Upgrade to CA3


Implementation StrategyLong Term (10 years)

Institutional Increase partnerships (local levels)

DataAdd new data sourcesTransform data sets into data basesProvide different levels of data integration Implement CGDI identifiers


Implementation StrategyLong Term (10 years)

ServicesUpdate priority of services Implement low priority common servicesProvide services for Applications

TechnologyFund technology development for data and services Identify key technology drivers


Implications for CGDI

Time is criticalMaintenance costs of infrastructure will increase, in

particular content (data and services) as it is getting built

Success will be measured by benefits deliveredResults Based Management is essential If we do it right, major investments should follow in

five (5) years


Conclusion

Will there be a CGDI?Only if we eliminate duplication and overlap (?) If framework data are readily available If there is an appealing level of content If spatial technologies are embedded & transparent If legal framework favours CGDI If institutional framework favours CGDI If the economic benefits are proven If the user-base is expanded

Who will build it?


What ’s next?

Conceptual Architecture Implementation PlanFinal Report

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