An eMOTIONAL SDI - What makes an SDI user friendly?
07-03, 15:25–15:30 (Europe/Tallinn), Destination Earth (Van46 ring)

SDIs have gone a long way since the times of OGC Web Services (e.g.: WMS, WFS, etc). Today, they are supported by a breed of modern OGC standards (e.g.: OGCAPI), which embrace mainstream web technologies, such as REST, JSON and OpenAPI. These standards are already implemented by a variety of servers and clients, including FOSS. How did this technological modernization impact the experience of end users?
In this talk, we’ll share the experience from a research project, which included a variety of stakeholders that had the requirement of having to produce and share geospatial data among them. An SDI was assembled, using a mix of modern and more established standards, implemented through a stack of FOSS4G software.
We would like to discuss some lessons learned from this project, including the need to identify strategies that can foster the adoption of the SDI by the stakeholders. As Brenda Laurel, an independent scholar, stated: “Design isn’t finished until somebody is using it.”

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I’m a GIS developer and data analyst. I’m passionate about open source, data visualization and knowledge sharing. I love when technologies break down barriers.
In my career, I explored domains like e-government, fintech, GIS, and e-learning.
I’m a freelancer, and I work with Byte Road and Geobeyond.
In the past, I contributed mostly to GeoNetwork, but recently I widened my interest to more projects. I’m interested in the evolution of OGC API standards and how they can improve our dear projects.

Joana is a software engineer with more than fifteen years experience and a strong expertise in the field of geospatial tech and analytics.
After acquiring a PhD in GIS, at UCL, her drive to solve real-world problems has led her to SMEs, an international organisation, a research foundation and a start-up. Joana has been very involved with FOSS, in particular in what concerns geospatial. This has led her to become a charter member of OSGeo. Joana is the founder of ByteRoad, a SME in the field of data engineering and geospatial analytics. She is also a reviewer for the European Commission, and has been involved in education, teaching the next generation of full-stack developers and data analysts. As Developer Relations at OGC, Joana is responsible for connecting the OGC standards with the wider developer community, hopefully increasing their adoption and contributing towards making them more developer-friendly.

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