SDI – National to Global: perspectives from the UK academic sector
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Presented by Conor Smyth at SDI-Open 2015, IBGE, Rio de Janeiro, Brasil http://sdistandards.icaci.org/sdi-open-2015-proceedings/ 20-21 August 2015
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SDI – National to Global: perspectives from the UK academic sector
- 2. SDI – National to Global: perspectives from the UK academic sector Conor G. Smyth, Ph.D., FRGS, C.Geog (GIS) Head of Research and Geodata Services SDI-Open 2015, IBGE, Rio de Janeiro, Brasil
- 3. Agenda SDI-Open 2015 I1. Introduction to the UK academic SDI 2. SDI implementation 3. Why the academic SDI matters 4. Future strategic considerations
- 4. 1. Introduction to the UK academic SDI I q The basis for UK a-SDI q The sectors that we serve q What we offer today
- 5. 1a. Introduction to the UK academic SDI I Basis: § EDINA national centre of digital expertise* § Formed as part of Jisc (national acad. ICT) § Policy level; Dpt. of Ed; funding councils § Portfolio of online digital services to sector § Objective to: promote discovery, access, exchange and sharing of GI/services to the academic community, and beyond § Standards & interoperability are key § Centre of international digital expertise *since 1995
- 6. 1b. Introduction to the UK academic SDI I Our Sectors (total numbers): § UK Higher Education (165) § UK Further Education (390) § GB Schools (28,681) § UK (& Scottish) Government § Also, EU/International (global SDI) § …via Subscription and Open models & Funded by Jisc, Grant awards, Contracts..
- 7. 1c. Introduction to the UK academic SDI I
- 8. 1d. Introduction to the UK academic SDI I I DISCOVER ACCESS SHARE CREATE Our Offering:
- 9. 2. SDI Implementation I q The Technical Platform q Open software, standards, data q Case study, Digimap
- 10. 2a. SDI Implementation I Technical Platform: § Diverse technical components to support access, services & middleware § Desktop and Mobile (Apps) environment § Subscription vs. Open modes § Varied use of Open standards, OSS, libraries & data ...& is service dependent § Single development code base § Interoperability very important § Proprietary software utilised (limited)
- 11. 2b. SDI Implementation I Open geospatial software, standards & data underpin our services § Authentication: Shibboleth § OSS: Apache, PostGres/GIS, etc.. § Open Libraries: Spring framework/JQuery § OGC: WMS; WFS; WTS; WCS; WPS § Metadata: AGMAP/ UK Gemini 2.1 § UK Open data § OSM & open global gazetteers § But also, licensed data providers too
- 12. 2c. SDI Implementation I GoGeo: Discover GIS resources Find Data Create standards compliant metadata Learn about metadata standards
- 13. 2d. SDI Implementation UNLOCK provides an Application Programming Interface (API) for querying over 11 million geographic names across variety of gazetteers: • GeoNames & Pleiades ancient place names (world coverage) • Natural Earth (world coverage) • OS products (UK coverage): 1:50,000 Placename Gazetteer, Meridian 2, Boundary-Line, BN Grid references Some more components... http://openstream.edina.ac.uk/ Dspace Repository - ShareGeo
- 14. 2e. SDI Implementation I Digimap: map client and data download 22 million screen maps 470k print maps 145k data orders
- 15. 2f. SDI Implementation I Digimap: inc. training, support & OER Collection Active users Subscribing Institutions Digimap OS Collection 58,000 116 * Geology Digimap 25,000 56 Historic Digimap 27,000 83 Marine Digimap 9,000 25 Environment Digimap 22,000 54 Digimap for Colleges No individual registration 189 ** Digimap for FE (all Collections “bundle”) - 23 * 16 out of 18 Scottish HEs ** 12 out of 16 Scottish Colleges
- 16. 3. Why the academic SDI matters I q Principal motivations & benefits q Key barriers q Current challenges
- 17. 3a. Why the academic SDI matters I § National SDI supports ecosystem development § Promotes discoverability & access, with focus on sectoral user needs § Key SM expertise developed § Standards based § Cost base (& role of Open) § Support/Enhance research & teaching § Eliminates duplication at institutional level (data, infrastructure, licence) Principal motivations & benefits:
- 18. 3b. Why the academic SDI matters I Principal Barriers: § Access to (some) services (subscriptions) § Licensing requirements (cost/feasibility) § Funding constraints § Open technology - TRLs / maturity § Effective monitoring - Open services § Open demands new business models
- 19. 3c. Why the academic SDI matters I Key Challenges: § Sectoral/organisational change § Sustainability & competitive edge § Pace of Technology change § Meeting User expectations § Embracing ʻOpenʼ & new business models § Resource implication of multi-platforms ...at local, national & international levels
- 20. 4. Future Strategic considerations Iq Changing environment q Changing technology q Changing expectations q New opportunities q Collaboration and partnerships
- 21. 4. Future Strategic considerations I § Innovate further, beyond UK § Embrace emerging Tech trends (cloud, IoT) § Mobile ʻfirstʼ § Migration - Proprietary to OSS § Support T&L lifecycle in sector § Consider impact of global open initiatives § Leverage our expertise globally § Evaluate new roles at local, national, & global levels, inc. capacity building § Seek new partnerships & collaborations
- 22. Obrigado – Thank you!