Global Spatial Data Infrastructure (GSDI) Briefing to the FGDC Coordination Committee 2 March 2005 Alan R. Stevens, PhD FGDC International Program Manager Global Spatial Data Infrastructure (GSDI) Secretariat

What is the National Spatial Data Infrastructure (NSDI) ………? To encourage the collection, processing, archiving, integrating, and sharing of geospatial data and information using common standards and interoperable systems and techniques To encourage the collection, processing, archiving, integrating, and sharing of geospatial data and information using common standards and interoperable systems and techniques ….. and accessible via the web ….. and accessible via the web To encourage the collection, processing, archiving, integrating, and sharing of geospatial data and information using common standards and interoperable systems and techniques To encourage the collection, processing, archiving, integrating, and sharing of geospatial data and information using common standards and interoperable systems and techniques ….. and accessible via the web ….. and accessible via the web

What is the Global Spatial Data Infrastructure (GSDI) ………? To encourage the collection, processing, archiving, integrating, and sharing of geospatial data and information using common standards and interoperable systems and techniques To encourage the collection, processing, archiving, integrating, and sharing of geospatial data and information using common standards and interoperable systems and techniques ….. and accessible via the web ….. and accessible via the web To encourage the collection, processing, archiving, integrating, and sharing of geospatial data and information using common standards and interoperable systems and techniques To encourage the collection, processing, archiving, integrating, and sharing of geospatial data and information using common standards and interoperable systems and techniques ….. and accessible via the web ….. and accessible via the web

Why did FGDC get involved in the first place? n GSDI is really an outgrowth of FGDC –The GSDI bubbled up out of NSDI n Rationale: –Truly transnational issues –Exchange of issues -- successes/problems –Lessons to be learned –Serious interest in global interoperability –It just makes good business sense

Who are the principal players? n Ivan DeLoatch – Leadership n Alan Stevens – FGDC Int’l Program Mgr. & GSDI Secretariat n Keith Thackrey – GSDI Secretariat, capacity building, strategic plan,…. n Doug Nebert – Technical WG Chair, standards content, training ……… n Julie Binder Maitra – Standards facilitation n Kate Lance – USGS/EDC n Jaishree Beedsey – Mauritius/Newsletters n Oh-Sung Kwon – Korean Intern

Global Spatial Data Infrastructure n GSDI conferences –GSDI 1 Bonn Germany Sept 1996 –GSDI 2 Chapel Hill NC October 1997 –GSDI 3 Canberra Australia November 1998 –GSDI 4 Capetown South Africa March 2000 –GSDI 5 Cartagena Colombia May 2001 –GSDI 6 Budapest Hungary September 2002 –GSDI 7 Bangalore India February 2004 –GSDI 8 Cairo (with FIG) April 2005

Creating the GSDI Association n Incorporated as a non-profit n Temporary Board of Directors operating since September 2002 –Past, present and incoming Presidents, chairs of technical and Legal and Economic Working Groups and Secretariat n Bylaws agreed by Steering Committee/ Council in January 2003 n Goal – Fully operational by 2004

The GSDI: Where are we now…? n A formal organisation with officers –President – Mukund Rao (India) –President Elect –Harlan Onsrud (USA) –Past Chair – Ian Masser (UK) n Formal Board now elected n Consensus on bylaws n Strategic and Implementation Plans being Developed

GSDI Secretariat Progress 2003 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 Africa

GSDI – An idea at the cusp Vision………. Foster SDI development locally to globally Access data at a variety of scales and from multiple sources Access data at a variety of scales and from multiple sources Common standards an interoperable systems and techniques Common standards an interoperable systems and techniques Heavy reliance on partners world-wide Heavy reliance on partners world-wide

GSDI – An idea at the cusp Goals………. 1. Promote and develop awareness and exchanges 2. Facilitate data access/discovery via clearinghouse, portal web services 3. Stimulate & conduct capacity building 4. Conduct and sponsor SDI development research 5. Engage partners to help

GSDI Objectives………. 1. Promote/develop awareness exchanges Continue to conduct exchange forums Continue to conduct exchange forums Participate with other global partners in their forums Participate with other global partners in their forums Interact with policy makers globally Interact with policy makers globally Maintain/up-date the Cookbook Maintain/up-date the Cookbook Current web presence with linkages Current web presence with linkages Publish the newsletter Publish the newsletter Seek to influence non-GI disciplines Seek to influence non-GI disciplines

GSDI Objectives: 2. Facilitate data access/discovery via clearinghouse & portal web services Create simple and effective web services Create simple and effective web services Encourage accurate metadata development Encourage accurate metadata development Encourage the documentation of effective business models Encourage the documentation of effective business models Cookbook update Cookbook update Metadata/data model development Metadata/data model development

GSDI Objectives: 3. Promote and encourage capacity building SDI training and exposure for Ministerial, managerial, and hands-on people SDI training and exposure for Ministerial, managerial, and hands-on people Facilitation and support for those responsible for building and administering NSDIs Facilitation and support for those responsible for building and administering NSDIs Build in follow-up activities Build in follow-up activities Encourage and help to supply in-country incentives Encourage and help to supply in-country incentives Develop a knowledge based infrastructure Develop a knowledge based infrastructure

GSDI Objectives: 4. Promote and conduct SDI development research Stimulate the academic community Stimulate the academic community Maintain on line SDI library reference material Maintain on line SDI library reference material Publish current source of granting opportunities Publish current source of granting opportunities Institute small grant program Institute small grant program Facilitate a network of SDI researchers globally Facilitate a network of SDI researchers globally

GSDI Objectives: 5. Engage partners to help…… Seek and partner with global, regional, national partners (public and private) Seek and partner with global, regional, national partners (public and private) Partner with global, regional, national granting organizations Partner with global, regional, national granting organizations Find inventive ways of leveraging limited resources Find inventive ways of leveraging limited resources Institute small grant program Institute small grant program

What are some accomplishments? n Non-profit status n Bylaws approved n Strategic/business plans well under way n Membership –32 Charter members n Commercial, Government, NGOs, etc –20 Individual members

Any other accomplishments? n 7 successful meetings – participants –52 countries n GSDI-8 planned for Cairo jointly with FIG Working Week, April 2005 n 4 Permanent Committees –Africa 2003 n Multiple training experiences n Collaboration with multiple partners

Still more accomplishments? n Collaboration for Grants –GM/GSDI/ESRI ($9M) –GSDI/Intergraph ($5.5M) n FGDC/GSDI Small Grants n Newsletters –Original traditional –Africa –Americas & Asia and the Pacific

Developing Spatial Data Infrastructures: The SDI Cookbook Version 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 Document Available At:

FGDC & GSDI Secretariat Success stories……… Cookbook :  Doug Nebert; Editor in Chief  It contains contributions from many nations  FGDC/GSDI will maintain it and make it available on the GSDI website  It is a living document

Cookbook Objectives n Define a reference environment for building compatible spatial data infrastructures for use by all communities n Promote best practices, technologies, and guidance for their implementation in a changing Internet environment with low-cost reference implementations, wherever possible n Create an online resource and information web for dissemination

Chapter Cookbook Design Concept Data Meta data Catalog Online Mapping Access Integrating Services Outreach Case Studies Terms Context and Rationale Organisational Approach Implementation Approach

Chapter Review n Each chapter has a lead individual to build content with others n Where possible have progression of context, through abstract model, to implementation n Conclude with Recommendations n Include hyperlinks and external references n Have just released Version 2.0 for the GSDI-7 conference

Version 2.0 n Version 2.0 (English) has two new chapters: –“Other Services” describing geospatial service interfaces and chaining –“Terminology” including how one can standardise terminology and includes a glossary of the document n Updated reference to all current work: existing standards and specifications

Chapter Seven: Other Services n Additional related services are to be described here, e.g. coordinate transform n Standards: OpenGIS Services (CTS, Service Chaining) n Lead: Nadine Alameh, GST

Additional Information Global Spatial Data Infrastructure Comm. for Geog. Info. for Asia and the Pacific Perm. Comm. For the Americas Umbrella Org. for Geog. Committee for Africa Open GIS Consortium Federal Geographic Data Committee