Papers & Presentations

Data Harvesting

This white paper explains what data harvesting is, why it is important and how organisations can make use of data harvesting to share data.

Exchanging DNF data using Open Standards

Presented by Ian Painter at the DNF Forum AGI 2006, London

Open Geospatial Standards for Open Government

Presentation by Eddie Curtis on enabling cross-departmental and cross-boundary integration and interoperability

GO Publisher Agent for high volume, on time GML Delivery

A White Paper outlining the ability for organisations with large data volumes and diverse supply patterns to publish data without the need for cumbersome, complex, costly and often bespoke system designs.

Large File Delivery Options with GO Publisher Agent

An investigation into Batch File delivery, explaining how a considerable amount of data can be exchanged across the network without causing system overload. This paper explains the concept of setting parameters and identifying a method of transferring the data within the defined limitations.

Schema Translation for SDI (Spatial Data Infrastructure)

This paper investigates the range of demands on data providers created by the need to participate in Spatial Data Infrastructures (SDI). It explains the role played by schema translation in meeting those demands.

GO Publisher for Local Government

This paper explains how GO Publisher can help local government to meet the ever increasing demands for improvements in service delivery and efficiency.

Extending 2D Interoperability Frameworks To 3D

Presented by Hardo Mueller to the International Workshop on Next Generation 3D City Models, Bonn, Germany, June 2005

Schema Translation and Semantics in Data Interoperability

Presented by Eddie Curtis to EuroSDR and EuroGeographics Joint Workshop "NMCA's and the Internet II : Electronic Delivery and Feature Serving" Frankfurt, Germany, February 2005

Schema Translation between Relational and GML Schemas
Presented by Eddie Curtis and Hardo Mueller of Snowflake Software at EuroSDR Workshop on Ontologies and Schema Translation Services, Marne-la-Vallée, Paris, France. April 2004

OS MasterMap: Its not as difficult as you think
Presented by Eddie Curtis of Snowflake Software at AGI North Seminar, Shipley, West Yorkshire, UK

Transforming GML into an Oracle Spatial Enterprise Database
Presented by Ian Painter and Eddie Curtis of Snowflake Software at the June 2003 Oracle SIG, Reading, UK.

Practial Experience with GML and progress towards Semantic Interoperability
Presented by Ian Painter of Snowflake Software at 9th EC-GI&GIS Workshop, A Coruna, Spain.

GI data sharing for e-Government: Using GML to make the vision a reality
Presented by Eddie Curtis of Snowflake Software at AGI 2003, London, UK.

XML Schema : Reconciling Diversity with Standardisation.
Presented by Eddie Curtis of Snowflake Software at GML DevDays 2002, Vancouver, Canada.