Global Spatial Data Global Spatial Data InfrastructureInfrastructure (GSDI)(GSDI)

Briefing to theBriefing to theFGDC Coordination CommitteeFGDC Coordination Committee

2 March 20052 March 2005

Alan R. Stevens, PhDAlan R. Stevens, PhDFGDC International Program ManagerFGDC International Program Manager

Global Spatial Data Infrastructure (GSDI) Global Spatial Data Infrastructure (GSDI) SecretariatSecretariat

astevens@gsdi.orgastevens@gsdi.orgwww.gsdi.orgwww.gsdi.org

+703-648-5119+703-648-5119

What is the National Spatial What is the National Spatial Data Infrastructure (NSDI) Data Infrastructure (NSDI) ………?………?

What is the National Spatial What is the National Spatial Data Infrastructure (NSDI) Data Infrastructure (NSDI) ………?………?

To encourage the collection, processing, To encourage the collection, processing, archiving, integrating, and sharing of archiving, integrating, and sharing of geospatial data and information geospatial data and information using using common standards and interoperable common standards and interoperable systems and techniquessystems and techniques

… ….. and .. and accessible via the webaccessible via the web

To encourage the collection, processing, To encourage the collection, processing, archiving, integrating, and sharing of archiving, integrating, and sharing of geospatial data and information geospatial data and information using using common standards and interoperable common standards and interoperable systems and techniquessystems and techniques

… ….. and .. and accessible via the webaccessible via the web

What is the What is the GlobalGlobal Spatial Spatial Data Infrastructure (Data Infrastructure (GGSDI) SDI) ………?………?

What is the What is the GlobalGlobal Spatial Spatial Data Infrastructure (Data Infrastructure (GGSDI) SDI) ………?………?

To encourage the collection, processing, To encourage the collection, processing, archiving, integrating, and sharing of archiving, integrating, and sharing of geospatial data and information geospatial data and information using using common standards and interoperable common standards and interoperable systems and techniquessystems and techniques

… ….. and .. and accessible via the webaccessible via the web

To encourage the collection, processing, To encourage the collection, processing, archiving, integrating, and sharing of archiving, integrating, and sharing of geospatial data and information geospatial data and information using using common standards and interoperable common standards and interoperable systems and techniquessystems and techniques

… ….. and .. and accessible via the webaccessible via the web

Why did FGDC get involved in Why did FGDC get involved in the first place?the first place?

GSDI is really an outgrowth of FGDCGSDI is really an outgrowth of FGDC– The The GGSDI bubbled up out of SDI bubbled up out of NNSDISDI

Rationale:Rationale:– Truly transnational issuesTruly transnational issues– Exchange of issues -- successes/problemsExchange of issues -- successes/problems– Lessons to be learnedLessons to be learned– Serious interest in global interoperabilitySerious interest in global interoperability– It just makes good business senseIt just makes good business sense

Who are the principal Who are the principal players?players?

Ivan DeLoatch – LeadershipIvan DeLoatch – Leadership Alan Stevens – FGDC Int’l Program Mgr. & Alan Stevens – FGDC Int’l Program Mgr. &

GSDI SecretariatGSDI Secretariat Keith Thackrey – GSDI Secretariat, Keith Thackrey – GSDI Secretariat,

capacity building, strategic plan,….capacity building, strategic plan,…. Doug Nebert – Technical WG Chair, Doug Nebert – Technical WG Chair,

standards content, training ………standards content, training ……… Julie Binder Maitra – Standards facilitationJulie Binder Maitra – Standards facilitation Kate Lance – USGS/EDCKate Lance – USGS/EDC Jaishree Beedsey – Mauritius/Newsletters Jaishree Beedsey – Mauritius/Newsletters Oh-Sung Kwon – Korean Intern Oh-Sung Kwon – Korean Intern

Global Spatial Data Global Spatial Data InfrastructureInfrastructure

GSDI conferencesGSDI conferences– GSDI 1 Bonn Germany Sept 1996GSDI 1 Bonn Germany Sept 1996– GSDI 2 Chapel Hill NC October 1997GSDI 2 Chapel Hill NC October 1997– GSDI 3 Canberra Australia November 1998GSDI 3 Canberra Australia November 1998– GSDI 4 Capetown South Africa March 2000GSDI 4 Capetown South Africa March 2000– GSDI 5 Cartagena Colombia May 2001GSDI 5 Cartagena Colombia May 2001– GSDI 6 Budapest Hungary September GSDI 6 Budapest Hungary September

20022002– GSDI 7 Bangalore India February 2004GSDI 7 Bangalore India February 2004– GSDI 8 Cairo (with FIG) April 2005GSDI 8 Cairo (with FIG) April 2005

Creating the GSDI Creating the GSDI AssociationAssociation

Incorporated as a non-profitIncorporated as a non-profit Temporary Board of Directors Temporary Board of Directors

operating since September 2002operating since September 2002– Past, present and incoming Presidents, Past, present and incoming Presidents,

chairs of technical and Legal and chairs of technical and Legal and Economic Working Groups and Economic Working Groups and SecretariatSecretariat

Bylaws agreed by Steering Bylaws agreed by Steering Committee/ Council in January 2003Committee/ Council in January 2003

Goal – Fully operational by 2004Goal – Fully operational by 2004

The GSDI:The GSDI:Where are we now…?Where are we now…?

A formal organisation with officersA formal organisation with officers– President – Mukund Rao (India)President – Mukund Rao (India)– President Elect –Harlan Onsrud (USA)President Elect –Harlan Onsrud (USA)– Past Chair – Ian Masser (UK)Past Chair – Ian Masser (UK)

Formal Board now electedFormal Board now elected Consensus on bylawsConsensus on bylaws Strategic and Implementation Strategic and Implementation

Plans being DevelopedPlans being Developed

GSDI SecretariatGSDI Secretariat Progress 2003Progress 2003

Permanent Committees for:Permanent Committees for:• Asia & the Pacific (PCGIAP)Asia & the Pacific (PCGIAP)• Americas (PCIDEA) Americas (PCIDEA) • Europe (EUROGI)Europe (EUROGI)• Africa (CODI and partners)Africa (CODI and partners)

KISM, UNECA, CODI, EIS AfricaKISM, UNECA, CODI, EIS Africa

GSDI – An idea at the cuspGSDI – An idea at the cusp Vision……….Vision……….

Foster SDI developmentFoster SDI development locally to globally locally to globally

• Access data at a variety of scales and from Access data at a variety of scales and from multiple sourcesmultiple sources

• Common standards an interoperable systems Common standards an interoperable systems and techniquesand techniques

• Heavy reliance on partners world-wide Heavy reliance on partners world-wide

GSDI – An idea at the cuspGSDI – An idea at the cusp Goals………. Goals……….

1.1. Promote and develop Promote and develop awareness and awareness and exchangesexchanges

2.2. Facilitate data Facilitate data access/discoveryaccess/discovery via via clearinghouse, portal web servicesclearinghouse, portal web services

3.3. Stimulate & conduct Stimulate & conduct capacity buildingcapacity building4.4. Conduct and sponsor SDI development Conduct and sponsor SDI development

researchresearch5.5. Engage Engage partnerspartners to help to help

GSDI Objectives………. GSDI Objectives………. 1.1. Promote/develop awareness Promote/develop awareness

exchangesexchanges • Continue to conduct Continue to conduct exchange forumsexchange forums • Participate with other global partners in their Participate with other global partners in their

forumsforums• Interact with Interact with policy makerspolicy makers globally globally• Maintain/up-date the Maintain/up-date the CookbookCookbook• Current Current web presenceweb presence with linkages with linkages• Publish the Publish the newsletternewsletter• Seek to influence non-GI disciplinesSeek to influence non-GI disciplines

GSDI Objectives:GSDI Objectives:2.2. Facilitate data access/discovery Facilitate data access/discovery via clearinghouse & portal web via clearinghouse & portal web servicesservices

• Create simple and effective Create simple and effective web servicesweb services• Encourage accurate Encourage accurate metadatametadata

development development • Encourage the Encourage the documentation of documentation of

effective business modelseffective business models• CookbookCookbook update update• Metadata/data model developmentMetadata/data model development

GSDI Objectives:GSDI Objectives:3.3. Promote and encourage Promote and encourage capacity buildingcapacity building

• SDI SDI training and exposure for Ministerial, training and exposure for Ministerial, managerial, and hands-on peoplemanagerial, and hands-on people

• Facilitation and support for those responsible for Facilitation and support for those responsible for building and administering NSDIs building and administering NSDIs

• Build in Build in follow-up activitiesfollow-up activities• Encourage and help to supply in-country Encourage and help to supply in-country

incentivesincentives• Develop a knowledge based infrastructureDevelop a knowledge based infrastructure

GSDI Objectives:GSDI Objectives:4.4. Promote and conduct SDI Promote and conduct SDI development researchdevelopment research

• Stimulate the academic communityStimulate the academic community• Maintain on line SDI library reference materialMaintain on line SDI library reference material• Publish current source of Publish current source of granting granting

opportunitiesopportunities• Institute Institute small grant programsmall grant program• Facilitate a network of SDI researchers Facilitate a network of SDI researchers

globallyglobally

GSDI Objectives:GSDI Objectives:5.5. Engage partners to help……Engage partners to help……

• Seek and partner with global, regional, Seek and partner with global, regional, national partners (public and private)national partners (public and private)

• Partner with global, regional, national Partner with global, regional, national granting organizationsgranting organizations

• Find inventive ways of leveraging limited Find inventive ways of leveraging limited resourcesresources

• Institute small grant programInstitute small grant program

What are some What are some accomplishments?accomplishments?

Non-profit statusNon-profit status Bylaws approvedBylaws approved Strategic/business plans well under Strategic/business plans well under

wayway MembershipMembership

– 32 Charter members32 Charter members Commercial, Government, NGOs, etcCommercial, Government, NGOs, etc

– 20 Individual members20 Individual members

Any other accomplishments?Any other accomplishments?

7 successful meetings7 successful meetings– 250-400 participants250-400 participants– 52 countries52 countries

GSDI-8 planned for Cairo jointly with GSDI-8 planned for Cairo jointly with FIG Working Week, April 2005FIG Working Week, April 2005

4 Permanent Committees4 Permanent Committees– Africa 2003Africa 2003

Multiple training experiencesMultiple training experiences Collaboration with multiple partnersCollaboration with multiple partners

Still more accomplishments?Still more accomplishments?

Collaboration for GrantsCollaboration for Grants– GM/GSDI/ESRI ($9M)GM/GSDI/ESRI ($9M)– GSDI/Intergraph ($5.5M)GSDI/Intergraph ($5.5M)

FGDC/GSDI Small Grants FGDC/GSDI Small Grants NewslettersNewsletters

– Original traditionalOriginal traditional– Africa 2002-03Africa 2002-03– Americas & Asia and the PacificAmericas & Asia and the Pacific

Developing Spatial Data Infrastructures:

The SDI Cookbook 

  

Version 1.06 July 2000

  

 Release for Review at the Fourth Global Spatial Data Infrastructure Conference, Cape Town, South Africa

    

Disclaimer: This draft represents a work-in-progress that has been compiled from numerous contributions and available online documents contributing organisations. Full acknowledgement of contributions and citations will be provided in the initial public draft.

Editor: Douglas D. Nebert, Technical Working Group Chair, GSDI

http://www.gsdi.org

Document Available At:

FGDC & GSDI SecretariatFGDC & GSDI Secretariat Success stories………Success stories………

CookbookCookbook:: Doug Nebert; Editor in ChiefDoug Nebert; Editor in Chief It contains contributions from many It contains contributions from many

nationsnations FGDC/GSDI will maintain it and make FGDC/GSDI will maintain it and make

it available on the GSDI websiteit available on the GSDI website It is a living documentIt is a living document

Cookbook ObjectivesCookbook Objectives Define a reference environment for building Define a reference environment for building

compatible spatial data infrastructures for use compatible spatial data infrastructures for use by all communitiesby all communities

Promote best practices, technologies, and Promote best practices, technologies, and guidance for their implementation in a guidance for their implementation in a changing Internet environment with low-cost changing Internet environment with low-cost reference implementations, wherever reference implementations, wherever possiblepossible

Create an online resource and information Create an online resource and information web for disseminationweb for dissemination

Chapter

Cookbook Design ConceptCookbook Design Concept

DataMetadata Catalog

OnlineMapping Access

IntegratingServices Outreach

CaseStudies Terms

Contextand

Rationale

OrganisationalApproach

ImplementationApproach

Chapter ReviewChapter Review

Each chapter has a lead individual to build Each chapter has a lead individual to build content with otherscontent with others

Where possible have progression of context, Where possible have progression of context, through abstract model, to implementationthrough abstract model, to implementation

Conclude with RecommendationsConclude with Recommendations Include hyperlinks and external referencesInclude hyperlinks and external references Have just released Version 2.0 for the GSDI-7 Have just released Version 2.0 for the GSDI-7

conferenceconference

Version 2.0Version 2.0

Version 2.0 (English) has two new Version 2.0 (English) has two new chapters:chapters:– ““Other Services” describing geospatial Other Services” describing geospatial

service interfaces and chainingservice interfaces and chaining– ““Terminology” including how one can Terminology” including how one can

standardise terminology and includes a standardise terminology and includes a glossary of the documentglossary of the document

Updated reference to all current Updated reference to all current work: existing standards and work: existing standards and specificationsspecifications

Additional InformationAdditional Information

www.gsdi.orgwww.gsdi.org Global Spatial Data Global Spatial Data InfrastructureInfrastructure

www.pcgiap.orgwww.pcgiap.org Permanent Comm. for Geog. Permanent Comm. for Geog. Info. Info. for Asia and the Pacificfor Asia and the Pacific

www.cpidea.org.cowww.cpidea.org.co Perm. Comm. For the Americas Perm. Comm. For the Americas

www.erogi.orgwww.erogi.org European Umbrella Org. for Geog.European Umbrella Org. for Geog.

www.codigeo.orgwww.codigeo.org Permanent Committee for AfricaPermanent Committee for Africa

www.opengis.orgwww.opengis.org Open GIS ConsortiumOpen GIS Consortium

www.www.fgdcfgdc..govgov Federal Geographic Data Federal Geographic Data CommitteeCommittee