On line validation of datasets
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In the context of the European project eENVplus (the "project hosted in Italy" mentioned by Peter) we developed a Validation Service consisting of an implementation for the ATS (Abstract Test Suite) included in the Annex A of INSPIRE Data Specifications. This service makes use of the OGC free testing facility GML 3.2 (ISO 19136:2007).
This executable test suite (ETS) verifies the conformance of GML datasets with respect to INSPIRE application schemas and also with respect to ISO 19136:2007 (GML 3.2.1).
Supplementary INSPIRE constraints can be verified making use of theme specific schematron files.
For those tests that cannot be automated, the ETS contains guidelines to manual execution.
For the time being the full ETS (including schematron file and guidelines) is available for PS theme.
The validation against the application schema is available on-line for all the other data themes and for most of them interfaces explaining the INSPIRE ATS context in which the validation is performed are provided.
Exploiting the Team Engine functionalities, apart from a local resource, it is possible to upload the GML dataset file as web resource, inserting the http URL or the relevant WFS GetFeature request.
The Test, Evaluation, And Measurement (TEAM) Engine, the official test harness used by OGC Compliance Program, and the GML testing facility have been:
- checked out from GitHub OGC repositories ((TEAM Engine version 4.0.5 – GML Suite release r17)
- installed on cloud server
- customized (in terms of user interface)
- enriched with theme-specific schematron rules provided by the eENVplus team
The work, still in progress, is reported within the MIG WG5.
Access the service:
- via web browser: http://cloud.epsilon-italia.it/eenvplus_new/
- via REST APIs: http://cloud.epsilon-italia.it:8081/teamengine/rest/suites/gml32/3.2.1-r18/run?gml=gml filename&sch=schematron filename
Grateful to those of you willing to send any feedback to Giacomo MARTIRANO
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Alessandro SARRETTAIn a related discussion in the Environmental Monitoring and Observations cluster (https://themes.jrc.ec.europa.eu/discussion/view/20345/on-line-validation-of-datasets) Katharina Schleidt is suggesting the inclusion of the schematron rules put together for the AQD e-Reporting: they're all available for download, together with some schematron documentation, from the JRC wiki:
http://inspireaq.jrc.ec.europa.eu/wiki/index.php/Schematron
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Anja HOPFSTOCKFor further reference see also Giacomo's presentation at the INSPIRE conference 2015 in Lisbon
An On-line Executable Test Suite to Validate Annex I-II-III INSPIRE Datasets
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Giacomo MARTIRANO… just to point out that after a few weeks of discussions and tests with Kathi, all her AQD schematron files have been added to the schematron library available in the eENVplus validation service.
Open issue:
Are these schematron files all that is needed by a data provider willing to fulfil the AQD quality assurance requirements and in particular the control (QA/QC) rules defined in the document “Quality Assurance and Control rules for e-reporting”?