Annex I - “Description of Work” - Hlandata

CIP-ICT PSP-2009-3Pilot BHLANDATAThe CEN and ISO standards for geographic information will be considered, too, as well as the EC’s GMESand SEIS programs for Land Use / Land Cover data production and sharing.Task 1.2: End users’ assessmentAny data harmonization initiative has to take into account the end users and their needs. HLANDATA isdevoted to provide value-added high-level services addressed for different kinds of users based on webservices which will provide access to harmonized data. The main issues to be addressed within this taskwill be:- Kinds of users- Different user purposes- Required functionalities for the high-level services to be developed in the projectThis will be done by obtaining a categorized user requirement inventory, with 3 user categories, (accordingto the definitions in Pilot 1 description).- Low-level users- Intermediate-level users- High-level usersThis inventory will be done using standardized user analysis techniques, such as use case description,interviews, etc.Task 1.3: Analysis of existing methodologies for Land Use / Land Cover data harmonizationIt is also necessary to review all the existing and past initiatives for harmonizing Land Use / Land Coverdata. Several projects have been carried out by Sub-national, National, European and Global authorities inorder to get this goal, most of them using hierarchical classifications and nomenclatures, withunsatisfactory results for the Land Use / Land Cover users’ community. This means in practice having toanalyze the existing harmonizing methodologies (hierarchical nomenclatures, feature data models,ontologies, etc.) in order to understand their current and potential use, advantages and disadvantages, aswell as percentage of success for this initiatives.INSPIRE compliance is also an issue to be considered and carefully described for these methodologies, aswell as ISO TC 211 and OGC standards.Task 1.4: Diagnostic of the current state of Land Use / Land Cover data harmonization according tocategorized user requirementsFinally, a diagnostic report will be produced considering the results of the three previous tasks,summarizing the analysis of the present situation and the state of the art for Land Use / Land Coverinformation, including a set of recommended procedures to follow to achieve the harmonization of thisdata. The diagnostic report will identify the categorized list of user requirements to be complied by eachprocedure.Participants:WP1 is a very important Work Package within the HLANDATA project as a whole, as it will set theknowledge basis for the rest of WPs and activities. It needs the contributions of all the partners providingthe perspective of their different national or regional situation and the perspective from their different enduser category. This is why all HLANDATA partners will contribute to and participate in all the activitiesincluded within WP1.Deliverables (iii)23/03/10 v11 57