Indicators Management System (IMS)

an introduction

Søren Roug

European Environment Agency

Indicators on the web

Indicator model

• Identification, categorization (title, code, topics..)

• Justification + scientific references

• Indicator definition + units• Policy context, targets,

references• Key policy question• Specific policy question(s)• Methodology• Data specifications• Uncertainties• Further work

• Key Message• Key Figures + data

sources• Key assessment text• Specific policy

questions (when applicable)

• Specific figures + data sources

• Specific assessment text

Indicator model + catalogues

Indicator model: versioning

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Indicator model: versioning

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We create a new specification version when the spec changes so it does not apply to previous made assessments.

e.g. changes in policy targets, methodology for calculation, data sources

/@@rdf

Two versions

CONSTRUCT {?assessment a sense:IndicatorAssessment;

sense:keyMessage ?keymessage;sense:assessmentFor ?specification;sense:assessment ?assessmentText;dct:publisher <http://www.eionet.europa.eu/organisations/eea>;dct:license <http://www.opendatacommons.org/licenses/by/>;foaf:isPrimaryTopicOf ?assessment;dct:spatial ?country;dct:temporal ?temporal;dct:issued ?issued;dct:modified ?modified;dct:subject ?subject;dct:title ?title

}WHERE {?assessment a a:Assessment ;

dct:title ?title ;dct:spatial ?country ;a:temporalCoverage ?temporal ;dct:description ?keymessage ;dct:issued ?issued ;dct:modified ?modified;dct:subject ?subject;a:key_message ?assessmentText ;dct:isPartOf ?specification .

?specification s:codes ?codes FILTER(?codes IN ('CSI001','CSI002','CSI003','CSI008','CSI010', 'CSI011','CSI018','CSI029','CSI033'))FILTER(isIRI(?subject))

}

We create the SENSE 2

feed as a query in our

Semantic Data Service

and we have to do some

renaming of properties