Lessons from a Marine Spatial Planning data management process for Ireland. Issue 2 (1st February 2021)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Flynn, Sarah; Meaney, Will; Leadbetter, Adam M.; Fisher, Jeffrey P.; Nic Aonghusa, Caitriona
• Is Part Of: International journal of digital earth. Volume 14:Issue 2(2021)
• Page Start: 139
• Page End: 157
• Publication Date: 2021-02-01
• Subjects: Marine Spatial Planning -- MSP -- marine data storage & management -- data governance -- reuse & integration; Geographic information systems -- Periodicals; Sustainable development -- Information technology -- Periodicals; Social planning -- Information technology -- Periodicals; 910.285
• DOI: 10.1080/17538947.2020.1808720
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1753-8947

Abstract

ABSTRACT: This paper presents a framework containing ten components to deliver a data management process for the storage and management of data used for Marine Spatial Planning (MSP) in Ireland. The work includes a data process flow and a recommended solution architecture. The architecture includes a central data catalogue and a spatial storage system. The components of the process are presented to maximise the reuse potential of any dataset within an MSP context. The terms 'Suitability' and 'Readiness' in the MSP context are offered as both formal and considered assessments of data, as is the applicability of a data stewardship maturity matrix. How data contained in such a storage system can be published externally to potential consumers of these data is also explored. The process presents a means of managing data and metadata to ensure data lineage is optimised by carrying information about the origin of and the processing applied to the data; to evaluate the quality and relevance of geospatial datasets for use in MSP decisions in Ireland. The process was piloted in the National Marine Planning Framework for Ireland in the development of draft map products; feedback from the public consultation is ongoing and not presented.