SEMIC Webinar on GeoDCAT-AP - I. Opening and introduction

I. Opening and introduction: Ms. Pavlina Fragkou - ISA² Programme Manager, DIGIT, European Commission

The Semantic Interoperability Community (SEMIC) action of the ISA² Programme organised a webinar on “GeoDCAT-AP: Adoption and implementation experiences of the geospatial extension to DCAT-AP” on 16 July 2019.

The GeoDCAT Application profile for Data Portals in Europe (GeoDCAT-AP) has been developed as an extension of the DCAT-AP specification under the ISA² Programme. GeoDCAT-AP enables a cross-domain data portal search for datasets. It makes it easier to share descriptions of spatial datasets between spatial data portals and general data portals, and thus helps increase public and cross-sector access to such datasets.

The webinar presented examples of GeoDCAT-AP implementation in EU Member States, as well as the integration and possible adoption of GeoDCAT-AP in specifications published by standardisation bodies - in particular, W3C and OGC.