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“…the sources, systems, network linkages, standards, and institutional issues involved in delivering spatially-related
data from many different sources to the widest possible group of potential users at affordable costs.”
– Groot & McLaughlin 2000
Spatial Data Infrastructure (SDI)
Publishing data
Anthony uploads it to a public SDI, styles it, provides a background, and then a map widget
on his blog.
Publishing data
Meanwhile, the data, style, and map remain available on the public SDI
for others to use.
Metadata and reputation
The World Organization tells Cameron, their consultant, to put data she has gathered on
their SDI.
Metadata and reputation
Other users notice mistakes in the metadata. They notify Cameron and give it a low rating.
Metadata and reputation
Cameron fixes the mistakes, and the other users rate the data more highly. Her reputation on
the SDI improves.
Federated search
Phillip, a GIS analyst doing research, seeks out correlations between health and bicycle routes
Federated search
Phillip searches for data in a single federated index and downloads the data as a batch.
Be Open
• Give users a reason to participate in the system
• Reward collaboration with recognition and harvest the results
• Make as much information transparent for others to use as possible.
There's so much more
These principles just scratch the surface of the qualities the next generation of SDI should
have.
Founders
Founders are interested in GeoNode primarily for disaster risk management
Global Facility for Disaster Reduction and Recovery (GFDRR) and World Bank
UN International Strategy for Disaster Reduction (UNISDR)
Give a reason to participate
A major problem with SDIis that too few people have
an incentive to use it
Problems with Portals No benefit to registering Few real users No recognition or reward for the effort Uses stick, not carrot
Provides styling and cartography tools Users can use the tools on data they upload GeoNode provides a reason to participate
Map composer makes Maps Maps are an important content type They bind together ecosystem of geospatial
content
Users Have Identity
People like to fill user profiles to establish identity on the web
Profiles then become useful data
GeoNode has user profiles and features them prominently
Those profiles have ISO metadata fields within them
GeoNode's components interact through clean API's
Others can build apps around GeoNode Or swap out components (Drupal...?)
Record statistics on usage Let users comment on and rate content Use that information to improve search
results
These features,based on the best practices of the web,
will likely be developed within a year
Big Plans
What about INSPIRE?
GeoServer needs WMS 1.3 and WFS 2.0 for GeoNode to meet INSPIRE standards
OpenGeo is looking for partners to fund this development
Open Data Skepticism
Isn't GeoNode an open data platform?
Doesn't open data raise concerns aboutdata quality and data security?
Open Data Optimism
Features likeUser reputation
Organizational endorsementFlexible security
address data quality concerns
Open Data Optimism
GeoNode supports
the continuum
of openness with a common platformfor institutional GIS and neogeography
What about Features X,Y, Z?
OpenGeo: We welcome your investment
in new GeoNode features!Inquire at the OpenGeo Booth.
(Also, patches are very welcome)
Developer Community
• Contributing Organizations: OpenGeo, World Bank, Civic Works
• We hope others will join the developer community
OpenGeo: We're Selling!
OpenGeo is offering aFOSS4G Specialon GeoNode 1.0
Support, Deployment, and Services
Inquire at our booth.