Global Spatial Data Infrastructure

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Global Spatial Data Infrastructure

• Mark Reichardt
• Mreichardt_at_usgs.gov
• Federal Geographic Data Committee
• GSDI Steering Group Member

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Survey of SDIs Around the World

• SDI activities underway or planned around the
  globe
• 45 nations planning or implementing NSDI
• Regional organizations in Europe, Asia/Pacific,
  Americas

• Many differences, but may common themes
• Survey extended to broaden
• responses and analyze implications http//www.sp
  atial.maine.edu/onsrud/GSDI.htm

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Global Spatial Data Infrastructure
The policies, organizational remits, data,
technologies, standards, delivery mechanisms, and
financial and human resources necessary to ensure
that those working at the global and regional
scale are not impeded in meeting their
objectives Source Second GSDI Conference,
1997, North Carolina USA
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GSDI Simply Put

• To encourage the growth of Spatial Data
  Infrastructures also capable of supporting
  collaboration on regional and global issues of
  importance

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Global Spatial Data Infrastructure Focus Areas

• Awareness and Outreach
• National Strategy / Priority Importance of SDI
  to key decision-making
• Global Service Catalog
• Exchange of proven practices
• Technical
• Policy
• Case Studies
• Financing, supporting resources

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Global Spatial Data InfrastructureFocus Areas

• Business Case Study (2000)
• SDI Implementation Guide internationally
  developed document to help grow globally
  compatible SDIs

• Geodata Development
• Geodata Cataloging
• Visualization, and Access
• Metadata, Standards
• Supporting Case Studies
• Outreach and Capacity Building
• Other Services

Version 1.0 Online by April 2000 www.gsdi.org
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Global Spatial Data InfrastructureFocus Areas

• Regional SDI Activities
• Permanent Committee on Geospatial Infrastructure
  for Asia and the Pacific (PCGIAC)
• European Umbrella Organization for Geographic
  Information (EUROGI)
• Permanent Committee of the Americas
• February 2000

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Permanent Committee of the Americas

• Permanent Committee of the Americas
• Provisional Agreement signed by 21 countries on
  29 February 2000
• Canada Panama Costa Rica
• Colombia Nicaragua Bolivia
• Peru Mexico Chile
• Argentina Jamaica Paraguay
• Brazil Honduras Ecuador
• Venezuela Guatemala Uruguay
• El Salvador Dominican Republic
• United States
• Formal Committee and Charter signed by GSDI
  Meeting in Bogotá 2001

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Global Spatial Data Infrastructure Focus Areas

• Technology initiatives have the potential to
  leap frog transitioning nations rapidly
• Open GIS www based standards and catalog services
  (open geoprocessing)
• ISO TC 211 metadata standards
• Expansion of WWW connectivity
• Increased access to low cost clients, global data
• GSDI is providing the reference environment to
  implement compatible SDIs

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US NSDI Clearinghouse Growth 1994 2000
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Z39.50 Geo / Metadata Compliant Sites
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SDI Relationships
NGDF
ASDI
Clearinghouses
NSDIPA
ICDE
EGII
CGDI
Digital Earth
NSDI
APSDI
Open GIS
NSIF
HUNAGI
SNIG
NaLIS
http//www.gsdi.org
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Forecast for 2003

• Pervasive GSDI organization developed, with
  extensive international representation
• A GSDI Implementation Guide is maintained as key
  tool for national SDI development
• Permanent Regional Committees for most regions of
  the world
• Increased participation in SDI activities by UN,
  private sector, NGOs, and others

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Forecast for 2003

• Open geoprocessing technology and data standards
  move us to a virtual WWW SDI marketplace
• Telecommunications growth in Africa, South
  America, other areas increases accessibility
• Financing sources increase support of
  infrastructure development as part of focus
  programs

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Today Global Reach On the Way
Clearinghouse Sites
Gateways
Web Client

• Many ISO conformant Gateways provide Global
  Search and Access
• South Africa (NSIF), Canada (CEONet), US (FGDC
  Clearinghouse), Australia
• (Australian Data Delivery Service)
• Metadata is the key, without it, spatial catalogs
  will not work

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Tomorrow A Global Spatial Infrastructure
Enabled Through Partnerships, Standards,
Technology
Users
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Government
Businesses
Consumers
Internet
Global Service Catalog

• E-Commerce
• Authentication
• Other

Web-Enabled Services
Service
Map
Catalog
Services
Services
Registry
Internet
Registered Local, , Regional, Data
Metadata
Metadata
Metadata
Metadata
Metadata
Metadata
Metadata
Imagery
Elevation
Hydrography
Demographics
Health
Geodetic Control
Transportation
Urban Indicators
Economic
Food Avail Forecasts
Local Cadastre
Crime
Environment
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Recommendations

• Many of the building blocks for a UN data base
  exist today
• Move to
• Identify assets
• Inventory Create Metadata for geospatial
  information holdings (cost, control, liability)
• Advertise - your data and services for others to
  discover (Catalog)
• Consistency use proven practices and standards
• Partner agreements to share and maintain
• Share when possible dont recreate
• Interoperate when you can, dont design

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Additional Information

• www.gsdi.org Global Spatial Data
  Infrastructure
• www.fgdc.gov Federal Geographic
  Data Committee
• www.fgdc.gov/clearinghouse/ US NSDI
  clearinghouse.html Clearinghouse\
• www.opengis.org Open GIS Consortium
• http//.ceonet.ccrs.nrcan.gc.ca/ CEONet Canada
• www.auslig.gov.au/ AUSLIG