1. Spatial data infrastructure initiatives in the Asia-Pacific region and at the global level Peter Holland General Manager, Australia’s national mapping agency, AUSLIG Vice-President, PCGIAP Immediate Past President, GSDI steering committee peterholland@auslig.gov.au www.auslig.gov.au

2. Asia Pacific Spatial Data Infrastructure (APSDI) Network of distributed databases of standards- compliant fundamental spatial data readily accessible to address regional issues Built by Permanent Committee on GIS Infrastructure for Asia Pacific (PCGIAP) PCGIAP is forum for nations in Asia Pacific to consider SDI issues www.permcom.apgis.gov.au 6th PCGIAP and 15th UNRCC meetings Kuala Lumpur April 2000

3. PCGIAP working groups Geodesy –Defining a horizontal and vertical datum for the region –Regional observation campaigns, 17 countries –Workshops, develop transformation parameters Regional fundamental data –Policy on sharing data –Pilot administrative boundary dataset –Pilot data node network –GIS application demonstrations

4. PCGIAP working groups Development needs taskforce –Publication number 1 defining APSDI –Questionnaires and workshops to determine needs Communication and outreach –Website, publications, papers PCGIAP structure in period 2000-2003 –Geodesy and regional fundamental data –Cadastral and institutional strengthening

5. Global Spatial Data Infrastructure (GSDI) Encompasses policy, organisational, technical and financial arrangements to support global access to GI Critical to the attainment sustainable development GSDI Steering Committee comprising cross section of stakeholder community www.gsdi.org

6. Operations Working Group –oversee implementation of umbrella organisation structure. Technical Working Group –forum for the discussion and coordination of technical activities. Eg SDI Cookbook. Outreach and Capacity Building WG –raise national awareness of SDI issues. Legal and Economic Working Group –discuss issues affecting use of geographic data Eg liability, intellectual property Working groups

7. Other activities Business case –scoping study completed –focus on case studies Links to related initiatives –digital earth (international steering committee), global mapping (ISCGM) and UN geographic database project 5th GSDI conference –Cartagena Colombia, 21-25 May 2001 –in conjunction with inaugural PC for Americas

8. Spatial data infrastructure initiatives in the Asia-Pacific region and at the global level Peter Holland General Manager, Australia’s national mapping agency, AUSLIG Vice-President, PCGIAP Immediate Past President, GSDI steering committee peterholland@auslig.gov.au www.auslig.gov.au