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4 CONCLUSIONS
One of the most important benefits of the Romanian
INIS GeoPortal is GeoRNS (Geographic Resources
Naming System) which assign a unique
identification number for a published geospatial
resource. The GeoRNS web service is available via
SOAP and REST interfaces. This novelty of the
developed geoportal application allows us
versioning and easy tracking of the published
geospatial resources.
The second phase of the development of the
Romanian INIS GeoPortal will address the
following issues:
Sustainable efforts to complete the metadata
records describing all existing geospatial
information resources
Harmonization of key spatial data themes
across INIS Council to support environmental
policies
Agreements on network services and
technologies to discover, view, access and
download information resources
Policy agreements on data sharing and access,
including electronic licensing and eCommerce
to support whole processes online
Coordinating and monitoring Quality-of-
service mechanism at the national, local and
regional level
Availability of the advanced transformation
services
Advanced security and access control
The Romanian INIS GeoPortal implements a
framework that is standards-based, built on the
existing information technology standards and ISO
and OGC specifications and it is open/interoperable,
allowing choice of databases, hardware, networks,
GIS software and web browsers. It is scalable to
millions of users and creates horizontal and vertical
integration opportunities to discover and use of
geospatial data and web services.
Lessons learned from this application research
and new technologies in the future can improve the
quality of the geospatial Web services in support of
easy, fast, reliable, scalable and secure any
Geoportal application. This will serve to maximize
the return on geospatial investment for the
Romanian society as a whole.
The deployment of the Romanian INIS
GeoPortal will improve knowledge sharing, reduce
duplication of effort, direct people toward the best
available data, and improve the overall quality of
geospatial data and information of the National
Spatial Data Infrastructure.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
The authors wish to acknowledge the contributions
and support from the National Agency for Cadastre
and Real Estate (ANCPI) and the National Center
for Geodesy, Cartography, Photogrammetry and
Remote Sensing (CNGCFT), in preparation of this
paper and the associated research.
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