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Activating metadata: the role of metadata in effective spatial data exploitation6–7th July 2005 |
There are a large number of spatial data initiatives to increase the ease of 3rd party data access (e.g. GRID, INSPIRE, SPIRE). There is a danger that current metadata protocols and standards do not allow the potential data users to assess the meaning (i.e. the applicability) of data for their own purpose. Conceptual mismatches will result in considerable uncertainty in the result of any analysis. The aim of this workshop is to discuss and formulate ideas about how metadata can be expanded and be made more dynamic in order to make it relevant to data users. There is a strong rationale for a shift in emphasis in metadata provision from one that is driven by producers to one that is able to accommodate the diversity found in applications and uses of that data. The 2 key workshop outcomes will be around
a) How to make metadata relevant to users;
b) How to allow users to provide additional metadata.
The workshop results will be disseminated in a series of discussion documents that describe the workshop conclusions, suggest the way forward and set out the workshop outcomes for use in future funding applications or proposals. The workshop participants will be as co-authors to these documents.
This event is being organised by Lex Comber, Mark Gahegan, Francis Harvey, Peter Fisher and Richard Wadsworth.
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10:30 |
Registration, orientation and coffee/tea |
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11:00 |
Introduction to National Institute for Environmental eScience (NIEeS) |
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11:10 |
Informal discussion of workshop & intended outcomes (All delegates)
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12:00 |
Lunch |
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13:00 |
Formal introduction to the workshop (LC, RW, MG, FH)
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13:45 |
Case Study 1: REVIGIS (LC, RW)
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14:15 |
Case Study 2: the GRID (MG) |
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14:45 |
Case Study 3: Metadata Deployment (David Ribes, UC San Diego) |
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15:15 |
Coffee/tea Break |
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15:45 |
Data Producer point of view (Geoff Smith, CEH)
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16:15 |
Data User, Producer Commissioner view (Alan Brown, CCW) |
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16:45 |
Data Production issues (Peat Allen, Ordnance Survey) |
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17:15 |
Local Government perspective (Francis Harvey) |
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17:30 |
Rapportuering, Closing comments for the day and Q&A session
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18:00 |
Close Day 1 |
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19.00 |
Reception |
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19.30 |
Workshop Dinner |
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09:30 |
Data Mediators experience with metadata (Peter Burnhill, EDINA) |
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09:55 |
UK eScience initiatives (Bryan Lawrence, NCAS / BADC) |
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10:20 |
Metadata for eScience (Kevin O'Neill, CCLRC) |
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10:45 |
INSPIRE (Max Craglia, Joint Research Centre) |
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11:10 |
Coffee/tea break |
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11:30 |
Metadata standards (Roger Longhorn, City University) |
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12:00 |
Metadata and standards in relation to software (Andrew Frank, TU Wien) |
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12:30 |
Lunch |
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13:30 |
Metadata: possible extensions (LC, FH, MG, RW)
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14:00 |
Parallel breakout sessions (3)
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15:00 |
Reporting Back
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15:30 |
Wrapping up, Next steps (LC, FH, MG, RW)
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16:30 |
Coffee/tea and workshop close |
The main meetings of the workshop, and lunches, will be held in Fitzwilliam College Fitzwilliam College.
Overnight accommodation will be provided in Churchill College Cambridge (accommodation and breakfast & evening meals). The workshop dinner on the evening of 6th July, to which all delegates are invited, will also be held in Churchill College.
A map showing how to get from Churchill College to Fitzwilliam Collge can be found here.
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Churchill College from the junction with the main road. The entrance is on the right hand side of this photograph. |
It is anticipated that the workshop may generate interest in some follow-on activities. We will discuss the sort of follow-on activities that can be arranged, such as visits to NIEeS to demonstrate some of the escience/grid technologies and to provide help with installation and usage.
Contact and further information
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