提出了一种用于传播地理空间信息系统地图的公平方法
P Travis Thompson1, Sweta Ojha1,2, Christian D Powell1,3
1University of Kentucky Superfund Research Center (UKSRC), Lexington, KY, USA.
Scientific data
|June 16, 2023
概括
一个新的关于地理空间信息系统 (MIAGIS) 的最低信息标准和Python包促进了公共GIS数据集存储的FAIR数据原则. 这便于标准化元数据的创建和提取,以改善数据共享和可访问性.
科学领域:
- 地理空间信息科学 地理空间信息科学
- 数据管理数据管理
- 科学计算科学计算
背景情况:
- 地理空间信息系统 (GIS) 数据集的公开存储往往缺乏标准化的元数据,阻碍了数据的可发现性和重用.
- 现有的数据格式和专有系统可能会对互操作性和可访问性造成障碍.
- 公平原则 (可查找,可访问,可互操作,可重复使用) 对于有效的科学数据共享至关重要.
研究的目的:
- 提出一个关于地理空间信息系统 (MIAGIS) 的最低信息标准草案,用于公共GIS数据集的存储.
- 开发一个支持Python包 (miagis) 来自动化元数据的创建和提取.
- 提高GIS数据的可查,可访问性,互操作性和可重复使用性.
主要方法:
- 开发一个MIAGIS标准草案,包括目录结构和最小的JSON元数据格式.
- 创建了miagis Python包,以促进MIAGIS元数据文件的生成.
- 在 miagis 包中实现从 Esri JSON,GEOJSON 和用户指定的 JSON 格式中的元数据提取功能.
- 使用两个示例ArcGIS生成的地图沉积,展示MIAGIS标准和包.
主要成果:
- 已提出一个MIAGIS标准草案,以标准化GIS数据集的元数据.
- miagis Python 软件包成功地自动创建了符合 MIAGIS 标准的元数据.
- 支持从常见的GIS数据格式中提取元数据,简化存储过程.
结论:
- 拟议的MIAGIS标准和miagis Python包为公开的GIS数据存储提供了一个更公平的框架.
- 这些工具旨在鼓励建立一个GIS标准小组,以促进更广泛的社区采用.
- 该倡议支持开发未来的GIS数据集公共存储库.
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