Abstract
The idea behind the Infrastructure for Spatial Information in Europe (INSPIRE) project was to provide EU citizens with access to various types of information, including environmental protection and spatial management data. These resources can be viewed (Web Map Service—WMS) and downloaded (Web Feature Service—WFS) online. Cadastral datasets represent one of the 34 spatial data themes in the spatial data infrastructure (SDI). The functionality of the SDI has not yet been fully achieved due to the failure of the WMS and WFS network services. The aim of this article was to assess the completeness of the SDI containing cadastral datasets. The present study has practical implications. The proposed diagnostic tool supports an assessment of the completeness of SDI resources in seven diagnostic groups (technical and legal identifiers, the cadastral information profile, the WMS network service, the WFS network service, source cadastral databases, data validity, and WMS and WFS standardization). The developed assessment methodology enables the identification of websites that publish cadastral data through INSPIRE network services, as well as problematic websites, and it has high development potential. The results of the assessment should be used in the ongoing construction of the SDI. They can also be used to improve the quality of network services and their availability for end users.
Highlights
Infrastructure for Spatial Information in Europe (INSPIRE) network services are widely applied in decision-making processes relating to responsible spatial management
The aim of this article was to assess the progress made in the development of the spatial data infrastructure (SDI), which is based on websites publishing cadastral data that have been submitted to the register of spatial datasets and services under the SDI
The proposed tool for verifying the completeness of the SDI supports an evaluation of websites that publish cadastral data in seven diagnostic groups to determine whether, or to what extent, this goal has been met
Summary
Infrastructure for Spatial Information in Europe (INSPIRE) network services are widely applied in decision-making processes relating to responsible spatial management. The aim of the INSPIRE concept was to establish a framework for improving the availability, relevance and interoperability of spatial data for environmental policy-making and activities that exert a direct or an indirect impact on the environment [2,18,19,20,21]. An interoperable SDI is an institutional concept that aims to better respond to the public demand for geographic data in a wide range of thematic domains This concept continues to evolve, and it has emerged as the main SDI that supports social and economic policy-making around the world [8,22]. Network services pose one of the greatest challenges to the development of the SDI in Europe
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