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IRC: [irc://irc.freenode.net/osgeo #osgeo channel on irc.freenode.org] | IRC: [irc://irc.freenode.net/osgeo #osgeo channel on irc.freenode.org] | ||
− | Date: 2006-Apr- | + | Date: 2006-Apr-07 (at least in the Americas and Europe) |
− | Time: [http://timeanddate.com/worldclock/fixedtime.html?year=2006&month=4&day= | + | Time: [http://timeanddate.com/worldclock/fixedtime.html?year=2006&month=4&day=7&hour=17&min=0&sec=0 Thursday, 17:00 UTC] |
== Agenda Items == | == Agenda Items == | ||
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=== Attendance === | === Attendance === | ||
− | === | + | Schuyler Erle, John Graham, Jeff McKenna, Jo Walsh, Frank Warmerdam, Ned Horning, Perry Nacionales, Dan Putler |
+ | |||
+ | ''please add yourself'' ;-) | ||
+ | |||
+ | [http://logs.qgis.org/osgeo/%23osgeo.2006-04-07.log IRC Log] | ||
+ | |||
+ | === Data Hosting === | ||
+ | |||
+ | * The [[Public Geospatial Data Committee]] (i.e. 'we') plans to host data at http://osgeo.telascience.org/, courtesy of John Graham and the SDSC. | ||
+ | * Agreed we should start by hosting +/- two showcase data sets, one raster, one vector. | ||
+ | * Agreed we should host these datasets in their original formats first, before adding derivative/value-added versions. | ||
+ | * Agreed we should host download via HTTP, download via BitTorrent, and OGC Web Service access. | ||
+ | * Agreed we should peer datasets through [http://www.geotorrent.org/ GeoTorrent]. Noted that they have [http://www.geotorrent.org/faq.php#siteb data format requirements] for hosted data sets that may not meet our needs -- e.g. VMap0. Frank Warmerdam will speak with Richard Orchard of GeoTorrent about this. | ||
+ | * Schuyler volunteers to sketch out a [http://wiki.osgeo.org/index.php/Geodata_Discovery_Working_Group#Hosting_Plan plan for hosting] <strike>two</strike> three initial datasets | ||
+ | ** Start with VMap0, Blue Marble NG, SRTM30 | ||
+ | ** Host WMS/WCS via MapServer, WFS via GeoServer | ||
+ | ** Provide human- and machine-readable metadata for all three | ||
+ | |||
+ | === Metadata Standards === | ||
+ | |||
+ | * Concern over metadata standards like [http://biology.usgs.gov/fgdc.metadata/version2/ FGDC] that may be irrelevant or raise too high a barrier to contribution by users. | ||
+ | ** Recommended we look at [http://edcnts11.cr.usgs.gov/metalite/ MetaLite], a Windows program for creating basic FGDC metadata. | ||
+ | ** http://edcnts11.cr.usgs.gov/metalite/help/fgdc.html lists "the smallest complete "core" of the FGDC standard that would still give sufficient basis for creating a clearinghouse" | ||
+ | * Discussion of the basic minimum of metadata attributes to make a data set useful | ||
+ | ** File format | ||
+ | ** Projection | ||
+ | ** Text description | ||
+ | ** Ownership/provenance | ||
+ | ** License | ||
+ | ** Source URL | ||
+ | * Action Items | ||
+ | ** Jo agrees to work out what is already expressed in very common metadata namespaces like Dublin Core and FOAF versus what may need to be expressed in a custom or domain-specific (e.g. GML) namespace (such as representing projection, extent data etc that can be inferred from OGR). | ||
+ | ** John will talk to [http://www.geongrid.org/ GEON] participants about their work in agreeing on common metadata. | ||
− | + | [[Category:Public Geospatial Data Committee]] |
Latest revision as of 08:33, 23 August 2007
Public Geospatial Data Committee Meeting 2006-Apr-06
Meeting Info
Chair: Jo Walsh Minutes: Schuyler Erle IRC: #osgeo channel on irc.freenode.org Date: 2006-Apr-07 (at least in the Americas and Europe) Time: Thursday, 17:00 UTC
Agenda Items
Old Business
- Review minutes from last meeting
- Actions from previous meeting
New Business
- Specific discussion of data sets to be hosted at Telascience
- Deciding on baseline Geodata Metadata Requirements
- Any other business?
Minutes
Attendance
Schuyler Erle, John Graham, Jeff McKenna, Jo Walsh, Frank Warmerdam, Ned Horning, Perry Nacionales, Dan Putler
please add yourself ;-)
Data Hosting
- The Public Geospatial Data Committee (i.e. 'we') plans to host data at http://osgeo.telascience.org/, courtesy of John Graham and the SDSC.
- Agreed we should start by hosting +/- two showcase data sets, one raster, one vector.
- Agreed we should host these datasets in their original formats first, before adding derivative/value-added versions.
- Agreed we should host download via HTTP, download via BitTorrent, and OGC Web Service access.
- Agreed we should peer datasets through GeoTorrent. Noted that they have data format requirements for hosted data sets that may not meet our needs -- e.g. VMap0. Frank Warmerdam will speak with Richard Orchard of GeoTorrent about this.
- Schuyler volunteers to sketch out a plan for hosting
twothree initial datasets- Start with VMap0, Blue Marble NG, SRTM30
- Host WMS/WCS via MapServer, WFS via GeoServer
- Provide human- and machine-readable metadata for all three
Metadata Standards
- Concern over metadata standards like FGDC that may be irrelevant or raise too high a barrier to contribution by users.
- Recommended we look at MetaLite, a Windows program for creating basic FGDC metadata.
- http://edcnts11.cr.usgs.gov/metalite/help/fgdc.html lists "the smallest complete "core" of the FGDC standard that would still give sufficient basis for creating a clearinghouse"
- Discussion of the basic minimum of metadata attributes to make a data set useful
- File format
- Projection
- Text description
- Ownership/provenance
- License
- Source URL
- Action Items
- Jo agrees to work out what is already expressed in very common metadata namespaces like Dublin Core and FOAF versus what may need to be expressed in a custom or domain-specific (e.g. GML) namespace (such as representing projection, extent data etc that can be inferred from OGR).
- John will talk to GEON participants about their work in agreeing on common metadata.