A quality management system for the provision of interoperable geospatial information

Description:

Space represents one of the basic goods for the living of man and society. Various interests and needs meet in it, from the definition of ownership, value, recording and planning of use for residence, food processing or utilization of goods, management of events in the space, both foreseen and sudden, such as natural and other disasters. Space and its management are the basis for the development of society. Spatial data is fully described by metadata, in which all important facts about the data should be recorded in accordance with quality standards and criteria. On the basis of these, each user could assess the usefulness and mutual comparability of individual data, and in the case of sufficient coordination, also interoperate with each other. Unfortunately, in reality, managers often do not even fully know the state of their spatial data, so they cannot fully describe it, which prevents mutual interoperability. As part of the project, we will first summarize the key standards (e.g. ISO 19157) and other provisions that determine the structure, recording method and quality of spatial data according to all criteria, as well as those that define the conditions and requirements for ensuring the interoperability of this data. We will then analyze the state of spatial data quality and the processes that define, monitor, ensure and record this quality at the selected spatial data managers. At the Mapping and Surveying Authority of the Republic of Slovenia (GURS), the analysis will reward the findings of the project “Quality of data and services of GURS” and summarize its effects, after which we will preferentially select spatial data managers in the territory of Slovenia, included in the Green-SLO4D project and, presumably, one more data manager at the local level (municipality). We will also extend the review and analysis to the international environment. This is followed by the preparation of the concept of the quality management system for the provision of interdepartmental geospatial data, adapted to the established situation in Slovenia. The concept and its intended implementation will form the basis for testing the proposed solution on a test case of a selected set of spatial data. As part of the project, we will present the test case to the client and, according to his proposal, to interested stakeholders, and then collect responses and comments. Based on them, we will adapt the quality management system concept proposal and its implementation. At the end, there is a presentation of all the results of the project to the client, co-financier and interested professional public and the scientific community through presentations, seminars and articles in domestic and foreign literature.

Main goals:

The result of the targeted research project will be a proposed concept of establishing a quality management system for state inter-related spatial data with starting points for the implementation of a state system for quality management of inter-related spatial data and other location-related data. By establishing such a system, we would ensure easy and quick access to high-quality geospatial information and services of all current key managers of state spatial data, as well as potential ones in the future.

Project packages:

The described project will be organized in five work packages (WP):
WP 1: Definition of basic concepts and roles
WP 2: Review and analysis of existing quality management concepts in Slovenia and abroad
WP 3: Preparation of the concept of the quality management system for the provision of cross-functional geospatial information and the startingpoints for its implementation
WP 4: Implementation of the proposed solution
WP 5: Dissemination