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The Impact of Data Access Policies on Regional Spatial Data Infrastructures

The Impact of Data Access Policies on Regional Spatial Data Infrastructures. Roger A. Longhorn Director, IDG (UK) Ltd External Lecturer in GI Policy, City University, London ral@alum.mit.edu. Introduction. Terminology – infrastructure, information infrastructure, spatial data infrastructure

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The Impact of Data Access Policies on Regional Spatial Data Infrastructures

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  1. The Impact of Data Access Policies on Regional Spatial Data Infrastructures Roger A. Longhorn Director, IDG (UK) Ltd External Lecturer in GI Policy, City University, London ral@alum.mit.edu 7th EC GI & GIS Workshop

  2. Introduction • Terminology – infrastructure, information infrastructure, spatial data infrastructure • Access to data as a main pillar to SDI • Access is governed first by policies, then by technology, regulations, and all other considerations. • National data access policy can aid or defeat efforts at creating SDI at regional level. 7th EC GI & GIS Workshop

  3. Terminology is important ! • What is Infrastructure? • What is Information Infrastructure? • What is Spatial Data Infrastructure (SDI)? • Does terminology matter when creating SDI? • Is water important to a man lost in the desert?? 7th EC GI & GIS Workshop

  4. What is Information Infrastructure (II)? • General definitions vary widely, especially across nations • EU Information Society initiative 1994 • EU eContent programme 2000-2005 • EU Member State definitions • Conclusion: There is no commonly accepted definition on regional basis! 7th EC GI & GIS Workshop

  5. What is Spatial Data Infrastructure (SDI)? • EUROGI definition • GI2000 definition • EC Institutions (‘EGIP’, COGI, JRC, DGs, EEA) definitions • EU Member State definitions • Non-EU State NSDI definitions (USA, Oz) • In all definitions – access to data plays a key role! 7th EC GI & GIS Workshop

  6. Access to data in the SDI • Data accessbegins with policy. • Policy requires leadership and coordination. • Access is implemented by technology, often supported by other infrastructures • Access is not just about metadata, pricing, standard data formats, system interoperability, etc. • Access is about all of these! 7th EC GI & GIS Workshop

  7. Access policy at national level • UK position • German position • Dutch position • Does USA lead the way? • Canadian position • New Zealand’s experiment 7th EC GI & GIS Workshop

  8. Access policy at regional level • Access policy for pan-European SDI • Access policy in Asia-Pacific SDI • Access policy in multinational, regional organisations (e.g. EC) • Access policy in regional projects (e.g. CORINE Land Cover, CAP monitoring) 7th EC GI & GIS Workshop

  9. Access policy at global level • Access policy in the Global Spatial Data Infrastructure (GSDI) initiative • Access policy in multinational organisations at global level (UN) • Access policy in global projects (e.g. Global Mapping) 7th EC GI & GIS Workshop

  10. How to achieve an acceptable data access policy at regional level? • Raise awareness at the political level across the region, State by State. • Compare ‘best practice’ policies within State governments and across borders. • Accept that not everyone will agree to a single policy! • Assess the cost of implementing the ‘lowest common denominator’ data access policy. 7th EC GI & GIS Workshop

  11. Will we achieve a harmonised data access policy in a pan-European SDI? • Europe – we still some way to go! • Who are the key players in Europe? • North America – even with FoI, the picture changes year by year. • Asia-Pacific – 57 nations in APGIS will complicate needed harmonisation. • Africa and South America – just beginning? 7th EC GI & GIS Workshop

  12. The Future ? • Monitor COGI at EC level • EUROGI initiatives, such as GINIE (Geographic Information Network in Europe) • Participate in EC-funded GI/GIS interoperability projects (JRC, eContent, FP6, et al) - where cross-border data access issues can be tested in real life. 7th EC GI & GIS Workshop

  13. Thank you for your attention! All comments gratefully received as further input to my PhD dissertation on “Regional GI Policy” at: ral@alum.mit.edu 7th EC GI & GIS Workshop

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