Geospatial Data and Web Services Broker/Portal/Thingy

GCGI Standards Committee

May 6, 2008

Overview

Geospatial Architecture EffortGeoservices FinderTie to Data FinderTrust IssuesMetroGISRole for Standards Committee?

Geospatial Architecture Effort

Formerly Standards CommitteeTwo documentsWhy should one government agency

duplicate a capability that has already been developed somewhere else?

Service Coordinator

Government Program Users

Minnesota GIS Enterprise Overview

Resource ProviderResource Provider

Resource ProviderGeographic Information

Providers

Users learn about geographic information resources and how to access them by reviewng the Service Coordinator catalog

Users access geographic information

directly from the provider of

the resource

A Service Coordinator works

with service providers to make sure other people

can access the information

“Broker” – one concept

The key lies in establishing a web services coordinator

Sponsoring the development and maintenance of standards

Maintaining a catalog of resourcesA sort of “consumer advocate” that

monitors and documents reliability

The GCGI feels that Minnesota’s State GIS community is ready to embrace a system that helps agencies exchange geographic data and integrate business processes. The proposed system is essential to realizing those aspirations…

Geoservice Finder

Joint MetroGIS/LMIC projectDevelop online catalog for shared

geospatial applications and web servicesPublishers login, enter brief description

(like metadata)Users browse and searchwww.lmic.state.mn.us/GeoServiceFinder

Home

Browse/Search

Catalog Output

What’s Next?

Integrate with finding dataTrust IssuesMetroGISRole for Standards Committee?

Integrate with Finding Data

DNR Data DeliLMIC Data ClearinghouseMetroGIS DataFinderMnDOTEtc.

Geogateway (search all, but no catalog)

Trust Issues

Will the web service be up when I need it?Will the output change?Can it handle the demand?Will it cease to be supported?Can I enhance it?Can I trust to use it in my application?

MetroGIS Plans

Define priority shared web services and applications

Define a site that combines searches for data & web services & applications

Is this a “broker”? Is it a “portal”?Is it a “thingy”?Implement the site

Standards Committee

Is there a role for the Standards Committee??????????