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PROPOSED Spatial Data on the Web Working Group

Motivation and Background

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Background of landscape, technology, and - relationship to the Web, users, developers, implementers, and - industry. - -

Increasing numbers of Web applications provide a means of accessing data. From simple visualisations to sophisticated interactive tools, there is a growing reliance on data. The open data movement has led to many @@ -180,17 +178,17 @@

Motivation and Background

such as energy, transport, manufacturing and healthcare are becoming commonly integrated using the Web as a common data sharing platform. -

The Spatial Data on the Web Working Group (SDWWG) is concerned with - spatial data: - data that describes anything with spatial extent (i.e. size, +

The Spatial Data on the Web Working Group (SDWWG) is concerned with + spatial data: + data that describes anything with spatial extent (i.e. size, shape or position). Spatial data is also known as location information. The SDWWG acknowledges lingering challenges with the provision of spatial data identified in the Data on the Web Best Practices (DWBP) document. The SDWWG thus commits to realise the full potential of the Web as a data sharing platform, developing, promoting - and maintaining resources enabling the consistent and inter-linked - provision of spatial data. + and maintaining resources enabling the consistent and inter-linked + provision of spatial data.

Spatial data are in fact abundant on the Web; the maps and street level images offered by search engines, vast collections of Earth Observation @@ -204,10 +202,6 @@

Motivation and Background

data to be integrated within the wider Web of data; developing and maintaining standard patterns and specifications addressing these problems. - -

[Under development - in GitHub pull request 534.]

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Deliverables

Normative Specifications

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The Working Group will deliver the following W3C - normative specifications: +

The Working Group will deliver the following W3C + normative specifications: -

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  • Semantic Sensor Network - Ontology – new edition -
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    • Draft state: Adopted +
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      • Semantic Sensor Network + Ontology - new edition of core and extension parts. +
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        • Draft state: Adopted (core) -
        • Expected completion: Q4 2024 +
        • Expected completion: Q4 2024 (core) -
        • OGC SWG: Observations, Measurements, and Samples SWG +
        • OGC SWG: Observations, Measurements, and Samples SWG -
        • Latest publication: 2017-10-19 +
        • Latest publication: 2017-10-19 -
        • Abstract: -

          The Semantic Sensor Network (SSN) ontology is an - RDFS/OWL ontology for describing observations made - by sensors implementing specified procedures, the - studied features of interest and the observed - properties, along with samples used in the - observations and the sampling activities that - created them, as well as actuations which follow a - similar semantics and data structure. - -

          The SOSA vocabulary (Sensors, Observations, - Samples and Actuations) contains the core terms and - definitions from SSN, packaged for use in general - applications. - -

          Some extension modules are included in the - recommendation. - -

          Alignments with some related ontologies and data - models are included in the recommendation. -

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      • Abstract: +

        The Semantic Sensor Network (SSN) ontology is an + RDFS/OWL ontology for describing observations made + by sensors implementing specified procedures, the + studied features of interest and the observed + properties, along with samples used in the + observations and the sampling activities that + created them, as well as actuations which follow a + similar semantics and data structure. + +

        The SOSA vocabulary (Sensors, Observations, + Samples and Actuations) contains the core terms and + definitions from SSN, packaged for use in general + applications. + +

        Additional parts of this ontology will be published as separate recommendations. + At time of charter these are expected to include: +

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        • ObservableProperties model
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        • JSON-LD binding for OGC API Features JSON
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        Alignments with some related ontologies and data + models are included in the recommendation. +

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    • GeoDCAT - a geospatial profile of the DCAT vocabulary. +
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      • Draft state: Proposed + +
      • Expected completion: Q4 2025 + +
      • OGC SWG: GeoDCAT SWG + +
      • Abstract: +

        GeoDCAT will be a spatio-temporal profile of the W3C DCAT Recommendation [DCAT] , and provide guidance about its use and further specialization. + +

        Additional profiles further specialising GeoDCAT may be published as separate recommendations. +

    • OGC GeoSPARQL - A Geographic Query Language for RDF Data
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      • Draft state: Not Approved
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      • Draft state: Approved
      • Expected completion: Q4 2025 (v1.3)
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        Normative Specifications

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The following existing specifications are potentially in scope for maintenance: + -

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  • WebVMT: The Web Video Map + Tracks Format +
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    • Draft state: Adopted +
    • Latest publication: 2023-09-19 +
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    Success Criteria

    For specifications of technologies that directly impact user experience, such as content technologies, as well as protocols and APIs which impact - content: Each specification should contain a section on + content: Where appropriate, specifications should contain a section on accessibility that describes the benefits and impacts, including ways specification features can be used to address them, and recommendations for maximising accessibility in