Documentation of GML Tests

This document describes the tests performed to assess the usability of INSPIRE data in the GML default encoding, in support of MIG Action 2017.3. Each test is characterised by a test ID, a description of the test purpose, a reference to test data used for the assessment and test expected outcomes. To better support the works related to the alternative encodings for INSPIRE data and in agreement with the MIG Action 2017.2 group, test data: -belongs mostly to AD and EF data themes -is discoved through the INSPIRE Geoportal or referenced in the MIG Action 2017.2 github repository.

GML support

Load data from file

Test purpose:

assess if the client can load and display data from a .gml file

Test IDs:

• gml_file_load
• gml_file_display

Test data:

BRGM EMF test data

Test expected outcome:

the data is loaded and displayed in the map - structure is maintained and there is no loss of information. Note: the dataset contains 5 features

Download data from WFS

Test purpose:

assess if the client can load and display data from a WFS 2.0.0

Test IDs:

• gml_WFS2_load
• gml_WFS2_display

Test data:

BRGM test WFS 2.0.0

Test expected outcome:

the data is loaded and displayed in the map - Note: the WFS serves many feature types, for this test select ef:EnvironmentalMonitoringFacility.

Edit / create features

Test purpose:

assess if the client can edit/create new features in a gml file

Test IDs:

• gml_features_edit
• gml_features_create

Test data:

BRGM EMF test data

Test expected outcome:

it is possible to edit + save edits in the source gml document.

File Size

Test purpose:

assess if the client handle big file sizes

Test IDs:

• gml_size_200m_load
• gml_size_200m_display
• gml_size_1000m_load
• gml_size_1000m_display
• gml_size_2000m_load
• gml_size_2000m_display
• gml_size_3000m_load
• gml_size_3000m_display

Test data:

Spain AD test data - 4.5MB

Test expected outcome:

the data is loaded and displayed in the map. Note: the data set was downloaded from INSPIRE Geoportal - it contains 1000 features.

Note: in the ‘testcases’ folder of the caniuse repository it is provided the zip file ad.address.gml.zip (340MB). It contains address data from Luxemburg downloaded from the INSPIRE Geoportal that was also used for testing client beheviour with big files. The GML file is too big for upload on gitHub, so it is provided as a zip archive.

Geometry

Test purpose:

assess if the client can properly display geometries nested in a complex data type (e.g. AD data theme)

Test IDs:

• gml_complex_data_type_geometry_load
• gml_complex_data_type_geometry_display

Test data:

Spain AD test data

Test expected outcome:

one point is displayed in the map

mixed-type geometry

Test purpose:

assess if client can display data set containing mixed-type geometry (e.g. points and polygons)

Test IDs:

• gml_mixed_geometry_load
• gml_mixed_geometry_display

Test data:

Finland PS test data

Test expected outcome:

both the polygons and the point geometries are displayed (2 points + 8 polygons)

multiple geometries

Test purpose:

assess if the client can display multiple geometries in the same feature type. The multiple geometries can be in different properties (e.g. and ef:representativePoint) or can be due to multiple occurrences of the same geometry property (e.g. ad:geographicPosition)

Test IDs:

• testID= gml_multiple_geometry_load
• testID= gml_multiple_geometry_display

Test data:

in order to test both the case of multiple geometries in different properties and the case of multiple occurrences of the same geometry property, two data sets are available:

• BRGM EMF test data - with representative points
• Spain AD test data - with 2 ad:position elements

Test expected outcome:

multiple geometries in different properties (ef:representativePoint) and multiple occurrences of the same geometry property (ad:geographicPosition)are loaded and displayed in the map.

CRS

Test purpose:

assess if the client can interpret axis order correctly when the http encoding is used for the CRS (@srsName)

Test IDs:

• gml_crs_http_encoding

Test data:

Finland PS test data

Test expected outcome:

features are positioned in Finland.

3D coordinates

Test purpose:

assess if the client read and display geometries that use 3 coordinates per position. Different data sets are used to test the point, the lines and the polygons

Test IDs:

• gml_geometry_3d_load
• gml_geometry_3d_display

Test data:

the EMF.BRGM_3.coord.gml file is used to test points. The PS file is used to test lines and polygons.

• BRGM EMF 3D test data
• Finland 3D PS test data

Test expected outcome:

one point displayed for EMF dataset, 8 polygons and 2 points for PS dataset

Property Types

These tests verify whether there are issues with certain property types. They check whether the property is read and can be used in styling and processing.

Properties with complex data types

Test purpose:

assess if the client can read and display complex properties, with all sub-elements - assess if the client can use complex properties in styling and in further processing

Test IDs:

• gml_complex_property_load
• gml_complex_property_display
• gml_complex_property_style
• gml_complex_property_processing

Test data:

Spain AD test data

Test expected outcome:

complex properties are displayed correctly i.e. all subfields are visible. Focus e.g. on and and

Properties with multiplicity >1

Test purpose:

assess if the client read and display multiple occurrences of the same property - assess if these be used in styling and further processing

Test IDs:

• gml_multiple_occurrences_load
• gml_multiple_occurrences_display
• gml_multiple_occurrences_style
• gml_multiple_occurrences_processing

Test data:

Spain AD test data

Test expected outcome:

3 elements are displayed

Nillable properties and nilReason attribute

Test purpose:

assess if a client load and display nillable properties and nilReason attributes

Test IDs:

• gml_xnil_load
• gml_xnil_display
• gml_nilreason_load
• gml_nilreason_display

Test data:

Finland PS test data

Test expected outcome:

nilReason=”http://inspire.ec.europa.eu/codelist/VoidReasonValue/Unpopulated” and xsi:nil=”true” values are displayed

Object references

Test purpose:

Test if the client can load and display @xlink:href and @xlink:title attributes Can these be used in styling? Can these be used in processing/analytic tools? (e.g. code lists URL)

Test IDs:

• gml_xlink_href_load
• gml_xlink_href_display
• gml_xlink_href_style
• gml_xlink_href_processing
• gml_xlink_title_load
• gml_xlink_title_display
• gml_xlink_title_style
• gml_xlink_title_processing

Test data:

Spain AD test data

Test expected outcome:

it is possible to load/ display/ style/ further process the ‘xlink:href’ and ‘xlink:title’ attributes for the property (external reference) and property (internal '#' reference)

Resolve links

Test purpose:

Verify that the ‘xlink:href’ links can be resolved both for external (i.e. http) and internal (i.e. ‘#’) references

Test IDs:

• gml_xlinks_resolve

Test data:

Spain AD test data

Test expected outcome:

codelists definitions are opened in the browser, referenced object description/ spatial object is returned