1Spatial build on quality control with OGC
Friday April 20th 2007
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PRESS RELEASE: 1Spatial build on quality control with OGC
Cambridge, 20th April 2007. 1Spatial has successfully deployed an online Quality Control service as part of the Open Geospatial Consortium project OWS-4, their fourth web services testbed activity.
The OWS-4 project is based on a hypothetical major disaster scenario; a toxic bomb is discovered as a container is unloaded from a ship in the New York City area. The project incorporates elements of a multi-faceted operation that requires setup of a temporary medical response facility within an existing military installation. The scenario includes the discovery and deployment of remote imaging and point in-situ sensors, the acquisition and processing of data obtained with them, and the integration of these data with other geospatial data assets.
1Spatial has used Radius Studio web services in a BPEL (Business Process Execution Language) coordinated service chain, performing a Topological Quality Assessment Service (TQAS). This takes data edited by remote operatives either in the disaster field or in a geospatial analysis facility and validates these changes against the appropriate quality rules.
1Spatial plays the role of the gatekeeper to ensure data quality in a scenario where accuracy is imperative. Ultimately, analysis, portrayal and in-building 3D visualisation would enable operational coordinators to direct response teams, provide bulletins to public safety agencies and monitor the ongoing status of the operation.
George Percivall, Chief Architect, Open Geospatial Consortium commented:
“The Topology Quality Assessment Service, developed by 1Spatial in OWS-4, shows the way forward in increasing data quality in a distributed web services environment. Implementing TQAS as a web processing service demonstrated the wide range of possible workflows achievable with OGC Web Services architecture.”
Michael Sanderson, Chief Executive Officer, 1Spatial added:
“At 1Spatial we place high value on the opportunity to take part in projects such as OWS-4. The key opportunity for 1Spatial associated with the project is the development of a Web Feature Services (WFS) Client capability that will allow Radius Studio to be connected to a WFS or any other Web Service and ingest any GML (in any application schema). This clearly demonstrates that Radius Studio is a flexible, scalable and interoperable product that has been developed against and conforms to OGC standards.”
For more information on the project, visit:
http://www.opengeospatial.org/projects/initiatives/ows-4
David Schell, CEO and Chairman of the Board, Open Geospatial Consortium, will provide a keynote presentation at the 1Spatial Conference 2007. For more information and to register, email conference@1spatial.com or visit www.1spatial.com/conference
For more information please contact Abbie Beckford.
Tel: +44 (0)1223 420414,
Fax : +44 (0)1223 420044
Email : abbie.beckford@1spatial.com
About 1Spatial
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