I suggest we move this discussion to the newly created GitHub space for GeoPackage encodings. See https://github.com/INSPIRE-MIF/gp-geopackage-encodings/issues/2

Hello Saber,

To facilitate the use of INSPIRE data for the professional GIS users in the Netherlands, a plugin has been developed for QGIS. This plugin makes it easy to find, consult and download the INSPIRE datasets and services directly via the National Dutch Georegister. Through the plugin, a user can search INSPIRE data by keyword, INSPIRE theme, organization or type of service and add the result directly to QGIS.

The INSPIRE QGIS plugin was created under the responsibility of Geonovum. Geonovum supports the Ministry of the Interior and Kingdom Relations and the data providers with the introduction of INSPIRE in the Netherlands. The plugin has been developed by KGIS (http://kgis.be/).

The code is available on GitHub: https://github.com/warrieka/inspireNL.

Best regards, Wideke

Hi Wideke,

Many thanks for the pointer. It is great to see more plugins to enhance users' experience dealing with the INSPIRE data.

However, our proposal is mainly aimed at improving the core QGIS functionalities which are still lacking, e.g: handling complex XML files, OGC services, search and discovery of data/services. The proposal is more generic and not very specific to INSPIRE but will lead into better out-of-box user experience for INSPIRE users.

Kind regards

Saber

Dear Veronika,

Many thanks for your question. I will try to engage some experts that may answer it.

In the meantime, if I correctly understood your topic, I guess that a possible solution could be to store 2 separate stored queries: one for each CRS which is offering the pre-defined data sets.

Could this be an option?

Happy to know your thoughts.

Jordi

Hi Jordi,

Thank you for your reply and for your idea.

You propose to have 2 stored queries - each for one supported CRS. It could help the user. But it do not solve the main problem because of which I wrote about it.

It is connected to the validation of these services on the INSPIRE reference validator. When I validate the service against Download service - Pre-defined WFS test, there is a problem with it. The test suit uses all CRS indicated in wfs:defaultCRS and wfs:OtherCRS elements in a get spatial dataset request in CRS parameter. Therefore the service is not valid, because you get pre-defined files only when you request one of the two possible CRS. (There are more errors in the service; this is not the only reason why it is not valid.)

So the main reason I have been asking this question was that if I found out there is an option how to indicate the possible values for parameters of stored queries, I would propose administrators of the reference validator to change the test suite according to the solution.

Thank you.

Veronika