Metadata in Flanders (Belgium) : the challenge to tune problems and disadvantages into opportunities
Nolf, Geraldine et al.
In 1995, the Geographical Information System Flanders, or SDI-Flanders was set up as a partnership for the optimal use of geographical information within the Flemish civil services. The Flemish Geographical Information Agency (AGIV), as executive partner of SDI-Flanders, is coordinating the implementation of the INSPIRE Directive at regional level, starting with the topic metadata. AGIV has converted its existing CEN based metadata repository to an ISO 19115 compliant repository and built an online application to query, edit and manage this repository (http://metadata.agiv.be). Because AGIV could start from its CEN based metadata repository, a comprehensively ISO compliant metadata repository could be built relatively quick. The disadvantage related to this conversion process was that the mapping between metadata elements in the different standards was not easily made. The metadata authors had to upgrade their metadata into the more complex ISO 19115 model and experienced this as very labour-intensive.
Event: GSDI 11 Spatial Data Infrastructure Convergence : Building SDI Bridges to address Global Challenges
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