INSPIRE WCS

The coverage data model: A coverage consists of a domain set ("where are the data located?"), a range set (the pixel payload), a range type ("what is the semantics of these data?)", and some arbitrary metadata ("what else should I know about these data?"). While OGC and ISO agree on an interoperable coverage definition with broad format encoding support, INSPIRE has established its own, non-interoperable definition which is causing significant confusion in the INSPIRE community; moreover, this coverage model contains several technical flaws, and some experts also consider it unnecessarily complicated. We have made a proposal to realign with OGC and simplify INSPIRE coverages, with corresponding schemas amending the OGC Coverage Implementation Schema (CIS) 1.0 with INSPIRE metadata for orthoimagery, elevation, and land cover.

Primary location: Bremen