Juraj VALIŠ, Juraj STRAKA

Tools for the harmonization of geographical names

Vališ, J., Straka, J.: Tools for the harmonization of geographical names. Kartografické listy, 2013, 21 (2).

Abstract: Data harmonization is one of several requirements that need to be met to support functional data sharing – interoperability. Geographical names related data is used as an example for demonstration of data harmonization capabilities of spatial ETL (Extract Transform Load) tools. The paper presents a reusable sequence of steps leading to creation of schema-valid GML (Geography Markup Language) file. These steps deal mostly with GML instance generation, reformatting of input data according to implementation rules, merging this data into a GML template and finally validating the output for correct syntax and schema. The entire harmonization is carried out on the fly by a single spatial ETL tool.

Keywords: data harmonization, geographical names, INSPIRE directive