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INSPIRE Reference: D2.8.III.19_v3.0rc2
TWG-SD Data Specification on Species Distribution 2012-07-05 Page 80
B.2 Simple Query and View Species Distribution
The scenario for the Simple Query and View Species Distribution use case is that a user would like to
find out about Species Distribution in his or her neighbourhood. It is assumed that the user is aware of
and has access to a basic publicly accessible (probably web based) GIS that contains the relevant
data. For example, outdoor person or a field naturalist may be interested in finding out about the
countryside he walks in and which species is living there. In this scenario, the user would use a
publicly accessible GIS to zoom/pan to or find, by gazetteer search, the location of interest, display the
data on screen and even print out a map.
Use Case Description
Name Simple Query and View Species Distribution
Primary actor Data user with basic knowledge about the domain
Goal To find out, what kind of species user can find in his neighbourhood
System under
consideration
Portable devices supporting webapplications/systems
Importance High
The user uses a publicly accessible (probably web based) GIS to zoom/pan
Description
to or find, by gazetteer search, the location of interest and display the data
on screen.
Species Distribution are available in line with INSPIRE specifications to the
Pre-condition
user by relevant Web Map Services and Web Feature Services. The user
has access to a publicly accessible (probably web based) GIS that displays
data using the INSPIRE rules.
Post-condition User is able to easy and properly interpret received information.
Flow of Events – Basic Path
The user uses the GIS to zoom and/or pan to the area of interest, or selects
Step 1.
a particular place or administrative area name from a list (this list comes from
the INSPIRE Geographic Names data set).
The GIS queries the relevant Web Map Service and presents the data in the
client application. It also optionally displays contextual information about the
Step 2.
Species Distribution. Habitat types, protected areas and other types of land
designations or statistical units that are related to Species Distribution are
layers that can be switched on and off.
The user uses an information tool in the client application to click on a
Species Distribution feature on the map to retrieve the species object
Step 3.
(polygon, line, point or grid cell) features as species name, data source,
collection date, coordinate precision, redlist status or other relevant available
map object features.
The GIS queries the relevant Web Feature Service and presents the attribute
Step 4.
data for the selected Species Distribution feature in the client application. In
addition to the attributes, this service may also provide links to related
information about habitat, protected areas and feature condition information..
Data source: Member State Web Map Service and Web Feature Service on Species
Distribution
This use case uses Web Map Services and Web Feature Services from each
Description of the EU/EEA member states that serve their Species Distribution data in
the INSPIRE GML map projection parameters (for web map service) and
application schema format (for web feature service).
Data provider Each member state.
Geographic scope All EU/EEA member states, but GIS application selects and displays only a