Spatial Data/Data on the Web BP relationship

With northern hemisphere holiday season at a peak, a few of us gathered 
on WebEx for today's SDW call. Not enough for a quorum but enough to 
have a useful discussion. A topic in the Spatial Data WG at the moment, 
and the basis of a series of actions, is to look at the work of the DWBP 
and see how best to leverage that work.

The expectation/hope is that the general data on the Web advice can be 
referenced and extended by SDW to say how to implement the original 
advice in the context of spatial data. So far, the evidence suggests 
that this can indeed be done.

For example, the section in the DWBP doc on metadata applies to spatial 
data, but SDW would want to add more info about how to include spatial 
aspects. Things like the DCAT-GeoAP are relevant of course.

So far so good, but there are two scenarios that we need to think about.

The more likely one first: that SDW identifies a best practice that in 
its view is important but that has general applicability to data on the 
Web and not just spatial data. It would be unhelpful to both WGs if 
either were dependent on the other for progress, so each should remain 
independent. However, one possible way forward would be:

1. That DWBP reviews proposals from SDW - the more detailed the better - 
and incorporates it as a BP in its document.

2. Irrespective of the outcome of that, SDW will write its own BP from a 
spatial perspective - it's just easier of there's something at DWBP to 
refer to.

The less likely scenario is that the two WGs will produce advice that is 
inconsistent with each other's. I doubt this will happen but we need to 
be aware of the danger and make sure it doesn't happen.

One upshot of the discussion is my action-68 - to invite Hadley to SDW's 
meeting at TPAC, perhaps at a social time, to make sure the WGs are aligned.

Cheers

Phil.

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Phil Archer
W3C Data Activity Lead
http://www.w3.org/2013/data/

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Received on Wednesday, 19 August 2015 14:53:07 UTC