Created: 12 December 2019 Updated: 09 February 2021 The Getting Started guidance series gives a simple introduction so anyone can quickly get an understanding of INSPIRE and the UK Location Information Infrastructure.<ul><li><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20170717002053/http://data.gov.uk/library/uk-location-getting-started-guide-0-the-uk-implementation-of-inspire" class="external-link" rel="nofollow">Guide 0 - The UK Implementation of INSPIRE</a></li><li><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20170717002053/http://data.gov.uk/library/uk-location-getting-started-guide-1-uk-location-an-introduction" class="external-link" rel="nofollow">Guide 1 - UK Location, an introduction</a></li><li><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20170717002053/http://data.gov.uk/library/uk-location-getting-started-guide-2-organisation-and-data-coverage" class="external-link" rel="nofollow">Guide 2 - Organisation and Data Coverage</a></li><li><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20170717002053/http://data.gov.uk/library/uk-location-getting-started-guide-3-what-needs-to-happen-and-when" class="external-link" rel="nofollow">Guide 3 - What Needs to Happen and When</a></li><li><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20170717002053/http://data.gov.uk/library/uk-location-getting-started-guide-4-publishing-discovery-and-view-services" class="external-link" rel="nofollow">Guide 4 - Publishing Discovery and View Services</a></li></ul>

1. Getting Started

Created: 16 December 2019 Updated: 23 November 2020The UK Location Data Sharing Operational Guidance series addresses issues which could present barriers to the sharing and re-use of location data published into the UK Location Information Infrastructure.<ul><li><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20170717002053/http://data.gov.uk/library/uklp-data-sharing-operational-guidance-part-1-policy-context" class="external-link" rel="nofollow">Part 1 - Policy Context</a></li><li><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20170717002053/http://data.gov.uk/library/uklp-data-sharing-operational-guidance-part-2-licensing-and-charging" class="external-link" rel="nofollow">Part 2 - Licensing and Charging</a></li><li><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20170717002053/http://data.gov.uk/library/data-sharing-operational-guidance-part-3-intellectual-property-rights" class="external-link" rel="nofollow">Part 3 - Intellectual Property Rights</a></li></ul>

2. Data Sharing Operational Guidance

Created: 16 December 2019 Updated: 26 February 2020Both the UK Location Information Infrastructure and INSPIRE are service based and data publishers must make their data available using these services.There is UKLP guidance and tools available for data providers and publishers for three Network Services: Discovery Metadata Service, View Service and Download Service. We have posted an update on the background to INSPIRE Transformation Service, and we will provide an update on the INSPIRE Invoke Service later in the year.

3. Network Services

Created: 16 December 2019 Updated: 26 February 2020The UK Location Discovery Metadata Service requires metadata to conform to the UK Gemini Standard:<a href="https://www.agi.org.uk/uk-gemini/" class="external-link" rel="nofollow">UK GEMINI 2</a>(Published by AGI)

3.1.1. Metadata Standard

Created: 16 December 2019 Updated: 04 July 2024This set of resources provides detailed technical guidance for creating discovery metadata to the standard required by UK Location. This guidance is primarily intended for system suppliers and integrators.<ul><li><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20170717002053/http://data.gov.uk/library/uk-location-schematron-schema-constraints" class="external-link" rel="nofollow">UK Location Schematron Schema Constraints</a></li><li><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20170717002053/http://data.gov.uk/library/uk-gemini-schematron-schema-technical-guidance" class="external-link" rel="nofollow">UK GEMINI Schematron Schema Technical Guidance</a></li><li><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20170717002053/http://data.gov.uk/library/uk-location-schematron-error-descriptions" class="external-link" rel="nofollow">UK Location Schematron Error Descriptions</a></li><li><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20170717002053/http://data.gov.uk/library/discovery-metadata-service-collection-interface-specification" class="external-link" rel="nofollow">Discovery Metadata Service Collection Interface Specification</a></li></ul>

3.1.2. UK GEMINI Metadata Standard Technical Guidance

Created: 16 December 2019 Updated: 26 February 2020View Services provide images of data enabling it to be quickly consumed in client applications. UK Location Information Infrastructure requires View Services to meet defined standards that are clearly set out in the following guidance:<ul><li><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20170717002053/http://data.gov.uk/library/uk-location-view-service-operational-guide" class="external-link" rel="nofollow">UK Location View Service Operational Guide</a> </li><li><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20170717002053/http://data.gov.uk/library/uklp-coordinate-reference-systems-for-an-inspire-view-service" class="external-link" rel="nofollow">Coordinate Reference Systems</a> </li></ul>

3.2. View Services

Created: 16 December 2019 Updated: 26 February 2020To support data publishers we have provided guidance on developing a view service using the Amazon cloud service and open source GeoServer:<ul><li><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20170717002053/http://data.gov.uk/library/background-to-establishing-an-inspire-view-service-using-geoserver" class="external-link" rel="nofollow">Background to establishing an INSPIRE View Service using GeoServer</a></li><li><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20170717002053/http://data.gov.uk/library/setting-up-an-amazon-cloud-machine-image" class="external-link" rel="nofollow">Setting up an Amazon Cloud Machine Image</a></li><li><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20170717002053/http://data.gov.uk/library/establishing-a-reference-implementation-for-an-inspire-view-service-using-geoserver" class="external-link" rel="nofollow">Establishing a Reference Implementation for an INSPIRE View Service using GeoServer</a></li><li><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20170716231952/https://data.gov.uk/library/implementing-inspire-web-feature-service" class="external-link" rel="nofollow">Establishing a Reference Implementation for an INSPIRE Download Service using GeoServer</a></li><li><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20170717002053/http://data.gov.uk/library/setting-up-geoserver-on-a-windows-machine" class="external-link" rel="nofollow">Setting up GeoServer on a Windows Machine</a></li></ul>The latest version of GeoServer is available as a software download with supporting documentation <a href="https://geoserver.org/" class="external-link" rel="nofollow">here</a>.

3.2.1. GeoServer Reference Implementation

Created: 16 December 2019 Updated: 26 February 2020Download Services allow the raw data in spatial data sets to be downloaded or, where practicable, accessed directly. Download Services may be delivered using <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20170717002053/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Web_Feature_Service" class="external-link" rel="nofollow">Web Feature Service (WFS)</a>. The UK Location Information Infrastructure requires Download Services to meet particular standards and they are explained in the following guidance:<ul><li><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20170716210154/https://data.gov.uk/library/uklp-download-services-operational-guidance-v11" class="external-link" rel="nofollow">UKLP Download Services Operational Guidance</a>.</li></ul>

3.3. Download Services

Created: 16 December 2019 Updated: 26 February 2020Transformation of existing datasets to INSPIRE conformant specifications can be achieved either as part of a publishers production process or by implementing some form of transformation service. More information on data transformation can be found in the following update:<ul><li><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20170717002053/http://data.gov.uk/blog/uk-location-transformation-services-update" class="external-link" rel="nofollow">UK Location Transformation Services Update</a></li></ul>

3.4. Transformation Services

Created: 16 December 2019 Updated: 26 February 2020UK Location <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20170717002053/http://data.gov.uk/library/designing-uri-sets-for-location" class="external-link" rel="nofollow">Designing URI Sets for Location</a> provides design considerations and guidance for data providers wishing to publish, develop and maintain linked-data Uniform Resource Identifier (URI) sets for Location data.

4. Linked Data

Created: 16 December 2019 Updated: 26 February 2020Registries are required by data providers to support the creation of standardised discovery metadata and services. Although each is documented in various technical guidance documents, this section provides an initial list of approved resources:INSPIRE glossary: <a href="http://inspire.ec.europa.eu/registry" class="external-link" rel="nofollow">http://inspire.ec.europa.eu/registry</a> Discovery metadata code lists. This sets out code lists in use and duplicates information specified in UK GEMINI, its encoding guide, and/or ISO 19139.<a href="http://inspire.ec.europa.eu/codelist" class="external-link" rel="nofollow">http://inspire.ec.europa.eu/codelist</a>

5. Registries

Created: 16 December 2019 Updated: 26 February 2020Topic category - ISO TC211 - ISO 19139 -Responsible party role - ISO TC211 - ISO 19139 -Scope - ISO TC211 - ISO 19139 - Only a subset is used by INSPIRE/UK GEMINI for “resource type”: series, dataset, serviceRestriction - ISO TC211 - ISO 19139 - Used for ‘limitations on public access’Maintenance Frequency - ISO TC211 - ISO 19139 - Used for ‘frequency of update’Language - ISO 639 maintenance authority - <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20170717002053/http://www.loc.gov/standards/iso639-2/" class="external-link" rel="nofollow">http://www.loc.gov/standards/iso639-2/</a> - Items not individually accessible.Spatial data service type - INSPIRE - Part D 3 of the INSPIRE Metadata Implementing Rules - Not a machine readable authoritative register.Spatial reference system - OGP Surveying &amp; Positioning Committee - <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20170717002053/http://epsg-registry.org/" class="external-link" rel="nofollow">http://epsg-registry.org</a>“ISO 19139” implies <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20170717002053/http://standards.iso.org/ittf/PubliclyAvailableStandards/ISO_19139_Schemas/resources/Codelist/gmxCodelists.xml" class="external-link" rel="nofollow">http://standards.iso.org/ittf/PubliclyAvailableStandards/ISO_19139_Schemas/resources/Codelist/gmxCodelists.xml</a>, which can be directly encoded in metadata records.For INSPIRE themes, use the INSPIRE theme section of GEMET <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20170717002053/http://www.eionet.europa.eu/gemet/inspire_themes" class="external-link" rel="nofollow">http://www.eionet.europa.eu/gemet/inspire_themes</a> for controlled vocabularies in use.Style layers may be required to support a network of INSPIRE view services, particularly where the datasets and their styling is not INSPIRE compliant.The current definition of the licensing framework for INSPIRE in the UK is <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20170717002053/http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/information-management/uk-gov-licensing-framework.htm" class="external-link" rel="nofollow">Version 2 of the UK Government Licensing Framework</a>.

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3.1.2. UK GEMINI Metadata Standard Technical Guidance