<abstract xml:lang="en" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p>Before any spatial data infrastructure (SDI) is implemented as fully operational, many relevant testing procedures should take place. Such procedures should evaluate the compliancy level of particular SDI components against the relevant standards and implementing rules. Hence, they should ensure a high interoperability level. Many testing activities have already been performed within the implementation of the European SDI (INSPIRE - Infrastructure for Spatial Information in the European Community). Nevertheless, a common and versatile testing methodology, which is possible to use at any level of SDI realization is still lacking. This paper proposes a conformance testing methodology for selected SDI components applicable via network services for the discovery, view and downloading of data. An example of such an implementation has taken place within an environmental SDI developed by the Slovak Environmental Agency. A testing report template summarizing the results of the tests is proposed to be considered as a common template on a national level to be used within the implementation of a National Infrastructure for Spatial Information in the Slovak Republic.</p></abstract>

Before any spatial data infrastructure (SDI) is implemented as fully operational, many relevant testing procedures should take place. Such procedures should evaluate the compliancy level of particular SDI components against the relevant standards and implementing rules. Hence, they should ensure a high interoperability level. Many testing activities have already been performed within the implementation of the European SDI (INSPIRE - Infrastructure for Spatial Information in the European Community). Nevertheless, a common and versatile testing methodology, which is possible to use at any level of SDI realization is still lacking. This paper proposes a conformance testing methodology for selected SDI components applicable via network services for the discovery, view and downloading of data. An example of such an implementation has taken place within an environmental SDI developed by the Slovak Environmental Agency. A testing report template summarizing the results of the tests is proposed to be considered as a common template on a national level to be used within the implementation of a National Infrastructure for Spatial Information in the Slovak Republic.

Methodology for conformance testing of spatial data infrastructure components including an example of its implementation in Slovakia

Department of Theoretical Geodesy, Faculty of Civil Engineering, Slovak University of Technology in Bratislava, Radlinského 11, 813 68, Bratislava, Slovakia

Department of Information Systems, Slovak Environmental Agency in Banská Bystrica, Tajovského 28, 975 90 Banská Bystrica, Slovakia

Department of Landscape Planning and Ground Design, Slovak University of Agriculture in Nitra, Tulipánová 7, 949 76 Nitra, Slovakia

Slovak Journal of Civil Engineering

Before any spatial data infrastructure (SDI) is implemented as fully operational, many relevant testing procedures should take place. Such procedures should...

Methodology for conformance testing of spatial data infrastructure components including an example of its implementation in Slovakia

Published Online: Apr 18, 2012

Page range: 10 - 20

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/v10189-012-0002-y

Keywords
SDI, INSPIRE, conformance testing, methodology, design, tools, reporting

This content is open access.

Methodology for conformance testing of spatial data infrastructure components including an example of its implementation in Slovakia

Published Online: Apr 18, 2012

Page range: 10 - 20

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/v10189-012-0002-y

KeywordsSDI, INSPIRE, conformance testing, methodology, design, tools, reporting

This content is open access.

Keywords
SDI, INSPIRE, conformance testing, methodology, design, tools, reporting