Ready for INSPIRE - con terra GmbH

Ready for INSPIREConsultancySOFTWARET r ai ni n gSolutions. . . connecting worldsEuropean SDI Service Center

Increasing Added Valuewith INSPIRE and SDI ComponentsINSPIREIn 2007, the European Commission issued directive2007/2/EC, which deals with the establishmentof an “Infrastructure for Spatial Informationin Europe“, or INSPIRE, for short. Its purpose isto create a uniform spatial database for Europe,that can be accessed via geoservices. To thisend, member states are obligated to provide, instages, interoperable, environmentally relevantspatial data, along with the attendant metainformation.The aim is to simplify the cross-borderutilisation of spatial data in Europe and to createa basis for political decision making in Europe.T r ai ni n gConsultancySolutionsSOFTWAREINSPIRE has gone on to develop over and beyondits original purpose into an integral component ofe-government, with the positive effect that administrativeprocesses are becoming simpler, more efficient andcloser to the public. Above all, INSPIRE supports theminimisation of transactional costs associated withthe provision, refinement and use of spatial data, whichwill lead to a considerably more intensive use of spatialinformation, the volume of which has grown extremelyrapidly in recent years.con terra has played a central role in developing INSPIRE,and it is one of Europe’s leading suppliers of INSPIREspecifictechnologies and services. The company seesitself as a European SDI Service Centre and pursues thephilosophy that legal obligation should not be viewed inisolation, but that INSPIRE and SDI components shouldbe integrated beneficially within value chains, thus maximisingtheir added value.Consultancy – customer-oriented,competent and holisticGovernment bodies to which INSPIRE is addressed arefaced with the challenge of identifying and implementingobligatory INSPIRE requirements. To this end, con terrahas developed a special consultancy package to supportcustomers in this process.INSPIRE Quick Check & ImplementationRecommendations• Determination of customer-specific INSPIRE requirementsand identification of areas in which action isneeded, based on a gap analysis,• Outline technical concept of the necessary INSPIREcomponents taking into account IT, organisationaland business framework conditions.Technology and Architecture Consultancy• Customer-specific solution design in an INSPIRE orSDI environment (e.g. securing geoservices, setting upe-commerce solutions, and transforming data).Strategic Consultancy• Support in the area of strategic decision makingprocesses, e.g. in the development of SDI roadmaps,project design or setting up coordination and organisationalunits.

Software – high performance,scalable and INSPIRE-compliantcon terra supplies comprehensive, highly scalable andfuture-proof tools for use in the field of SDI and INSPIRE.FME, ArcGIS and sdi.suite technologies support the userin:• Transforming existing spatial datasets into givenINSPIRE data structures,• Publishing homogenised spatial data via INSPIREservices,• Securing quality requirements for services,• Implementing access-protection and e-commercerequirements.logic and functions to FME technology, which supportsand considerably simplifies the mapping process.• Template workbenches for the available annex themes,including an INSPIRE tutorial with practical referencemapping,• Direct access to the INSPIRE specification as well asannex descriptions from within the FME Workbench,• More than 100 additional INSPIRE transformers supportingschema mapping and INSPIRE-specific functions,• Addition of INSPIRE-specific detailed information to theFME Workbench help file,• Optimised for filling the ArcGIS for INSPIRE geodatabase.INSPIRE Solution Pack for FMEIn many cases, fulfilling the INSPIRE guideline necessitatesperforming data transformations and schema mappingfrom existing datasets or databases into INSPIRE datamodels. Now, con terra has developed the INSPIRESolution Pack for FME, to simplify the generally complexprocess of schema mapping. This adds INSPIRE-specificArcGIS for INSPIREArcGIS for INSPIRE covers the core INSPIRE requirements,by adding INSPIRE view services, download services,discovery services and INSPIRE data models to the ArcGISbase technology. ArcGIS for INSPIRE supports the rapidTechnologies that support an optimum workflowINSPIRE Solution Pack for FME ArcGIS for INSPIRE sdi.suiteGeoportalETLEuropean SDIInternal Information-/Data Management SystemsINSPIRE Data Model & ServicesUser• INSPIRE Solution Pack for FME processes existing data into ArcGIS for INSPIRE data models• ArcGIS for INSPIRE is the central component with which data is published• sdi.suite offers additional functions for special tasks

Solutions – individual, integratedand process-orientedand timely construction of INSPIRE-compliant services,without having to abandon established workflows.• Creation and maintenance of INSPIRE-compliant spatialdata and metadata in ArcGIS Desktop using INSPIREgeodatabase templates and an INSPIRE metadataeditor,• Publication of INSPIRE-compliant view and downloadservices using INSPIRE Service Extension for ArcGISServer,• Support for the process of providing existing datathrough INSPIRE geodatabase templates (e.g. INSPIRESolution Pack for FME),• Cataloguing, indexing and publishing INSPIREcompliantmetadata using the open source-licensedEsri Geoportal Server and its INSPIRE-compliantdiscovery services.INSPIRE places new challenges on public administrations.The additional data preparation and datarelease requirements often necessitate new, modifiedtechnologies. The best solution is oriented towards theobligations that have to be fulfilled in accordance withINSPIRE, the structure of the organisation, establishedworkflows, responsibilities, system environment andother aspects which need to be taken into considerationwhen an efficient spatial data management system iscreated.Individual requirements necessitate individual solutions:these can range from the addition of matched componentsto existing systems to a comprehensive, all-roundsolution. This is exactly where con terra provides itssupport, based on its many years of experience in therealisation of customer-specific solutions in Europe.sdi.suiteBeyond the publication of homogenised spatial data andmetadata, INSPIRE also regulates further aspects of theestablishment of a European SDI, for example, in the fieldsof data exchange, access control, licensing, monitoringand reporting. The practice-proven sdi.suite componentscomprise fitting solutions which are optimised for interactingwith ArcGIS for INSPIRE.• securityManager: offers user management andsingle sign-on functions as well as security of INSPIREdata, services, resources and extended logging,• licenseManager: for licensing and e-commerce withINSPIRE data, services and applications (supports theINSPIRE Basic License and Specific License) includinginvoicing functions,• serviceMonitor: monitors service quality in accordancewith the specifications of INSPIRE networkservices, and extensive use logging to support INSPIREreporting.Training – systematic, qualifiedand practicalFor con terra, training success means systematically puttinglearned material into practice. The range of training opportunitiesoffered covers both the teaching of fundamentalSDI and INSPIRE knowledge and specific product-relatedand thematic training units.Our qualified and certified trainers possess many years ofproject experience in the field of designing and buildingspatial data infrastructures. Course material is regularlymodified and optimised in close cooperation with participantsand con terra’s SDI experts, for example, from theINSPIRE drafting teams.In addition to standard training conducted at seven sitesthroughout Germany, as well as online training, con terraoffers, the chance to benefit from individually configuredtraining, even on-site, if so desired.

Ready for INSPIREFuture-proof product rangecon terra has had a considerable impact on the developmentswith INSPIRE in recent years and is one of theleading solution providers in Europe in the field ofSDI & INSPIRE.In its alliance with Esri Germany and as a close cooperationpartner of Safe Software, con terra has direct accessto the world’s leading technology providers in the fieldsof GIS and Spatial ETL.For con terra, “Ready for INSPIRE“ is a complete, futureproofproduct and service package, which minimises theexpense of implementing INSPIRE. As a European SDIService Center, con terra supports throughout all phasesof the INSPIRE implementation process. Special focus isplaced on the beneficial integration of INSPIRE componentsin customers’ value chains.Selected references• EUROSTAT, INSPIRE@EC: conceptual design andimplementation of the internal geoportal and INSPIREcompliantservices for the European Commission‘sSpatial Data Infrastructure• State Geodetic Administration, Croatia: support in theconceptual design and implementation of the SGAGeoportal• Centre for Ecology and Hydrology, UK: support in theestablishment of the CEH Information Gateway• German Federal Environment Agency in Berlin: plan formodifying and orienting the agency’s SDI in line withINSPIRE• Federal Maritime and Hydrographic Agency, Germany:conceptual design and implementation of the agency’sgeoportal• GDI-DE Architecture: support for the GDI-DE Architectureworking group in compiling a draft architecturefor the GDI-DE• Information and Technology North Rhine-Westphalia:conceptual design and implementation of theagency‘s geoportal• Surveying Agency of Saxony: conceptual study for theestablishment of central components of the Saxony SDI• City of Cologne: conceptual design and implementationof the geoportal for the City of Cologne• Rural District of Oberhavel: conceptual design andimplementation of an INSPIRE-infrastructure node forthe Rural District of Oberhavel

con terra – your partner for Geo-IT solutionscon terra offers consultancy, products, training andindividual Geo-IT solutions at a high level. Years ofexperience, industry expertise and innovative powerform the basis of the company’s daily activities. con terraattaches great importance to the cost-effectivenessand sustainability of its solutions. For this reason,con terra believes in supporting efficient work processes,maximum interoperability, and international standards.The partner-based relationships with customers havealways been an essential factor.By participating in R&D projects and standardisationprocedures and taking an active role in committeesand working groups for the GDI-DE, OGC, and INSPIREetc., con terra is able to detect future trends at an earlystage, which allows con terra to exercise an impactearly on, and to be involved in the planning andrealisation of IT solutions.The conceptual design and implementation of spatialdata infrastructures and web portals are one ofcon terra’s main fields of activity. The company hasmany positive references on both national and internationallevels.Gesellschaft für AngewandteInformationstechnologie mbHMartin-Luther-King-Weg 24, 48155 Muenster, GermanyPhone +49 251 74745 0, Fax +49 251 74745 2111conterra@conterra.de, www.conterra.de