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Share-PSI 2.0 Best Practice Release Geographic Data through Open Source GIS

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Outline

Use free and open source, cloud-based Geographic Information (GI) delivery system for public and private sector core-users to enable an easier re-use and dissemination of spatial and non-spatial data.

Management summary

Challenge

The potential geospatial information reusers would have more possibilities to create new products and services if they could have access to advanced and open tools to process the information. The problem is that most of the GIS that enables governments to open up geographic data are based on proprietary and closed solutions.


Solution

Implementation based on a new standardized open interface (OGC WPS – Open Geospatial Consortium Web Processing Service) which leads to interoperability and portability is aligned with Open Data objective and Digital Agenda for Europe which promotes creation, production and distribution of Public Sector Information (PSI) as digital content and new value-added services on a free market. Libraries and components should be re-usable, encapsulated and standardized, and therefore may be broadly deployed in other applications and as a part of National Spatial Data Infrastructure.


Best Practice identification

Why is this a Best Practice? What’s the impact of the Best Practice

Just making data open is not sufficient. Offering open source GIS tools, along with the data, governments will be able to engage more users.

Links to the PSI Directive

Reuse

Why is there a need for this Best Practice?

  • Spatial data is one of the most valuable public information for re-use.
  • Governments should enable easier spatial data dissemination and re-use.

What do you need for this Best Practice?

If Member States want to adopt this Best Practice they will have to:

  • Deploy open source, and open standard tools to serve and process the geospatial information, without vendor lock.

Applicability to other Member States

  • All Member States will be able to implement this best practice.

Contact info

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