• Introduction
• Technical analysis
• Issues and recommendations
• European SIF

Harmonization of ICDs for SOAP 1.1 and SOAP 1.2

Summary

“GMES CDS, INSPIRE and GEOSS initiatives to agree and support SOAP 1.1 and SOAP 1.2 in all ICD specifications.”

Classification

Category	User Management
Identifier	ISSUE-UM-001
Type of recommended activity	Further Investigation about the subject
Organisations addressed	GMES CDS Technical Team, INSPIRE Drafting Team, GEOSS Architecture and Data Management.

Additional information

Context	There is currently a mix of SOAP 1.1 and SOAP 1.2 implementations and bindings specified in ICDs. For example the CDS GMES DAIL only supports SOAP 1.1.
Rationale	This aim just means that there has to be a standardisation agreed.
Dependencies	ISSUE-WMS-001 OWS SOAP Binding ISSUE-WMS-002 WMS Multilingualism
Further background information	Technology Watch Report - User Management [PDF] Comparative analysis report (version 2) [PDF] Comparative Analysis Report (version 2) - Annex Recommendations [PDF]
Main discussion points	None
Roadmap	Consider a recommendation to GMES, INSPIRE and GEOSS to harmonise ISDs for SOAP 1.1 and SOAP 1.2