Global Spatial Data Infrastructure (GSDI)

1. 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 astevens@gsdi.org www.gsdi.org +703-648-5119

2. 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 ….. and accessible via the web

3. 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 ….. and accessible via the web

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

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

6. Global Spatial Data Infrastructure • 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

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

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

9. GSDI SecretariatProgress 2003 Permanent Committees for: • Asia & the Pacific (PCGIAP) • Americas (PCIDEA) • Europe (EUROGI) • Africa (CODI and partners) KISM, UNECA, CODI, EIS Africa

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

11. GSDI – An idea at the cuspGoals………. • Promote and develop awareness and exchanges • Facilitate data access/discovery via clearinghouse, portal web services • Stimulate & conduct capacity building • Conduct and sponsor SDI development research • Engage partners to help

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

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

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

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

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

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

18. Any other accomplishments? • 7 successful meetings • 250-400 participants • 52 countries • GSDI-8 planned for Cairo jointly with FIG Working Week, April 2005 • 4 Permanent Committees • Africa 2003 • Multiple training experiences • Collaboration with multiple partners

19. Still more accomplishments? • Collaboration for Grants • GM/GSDI/ESRI ($9M) • GSDI/Intergraph ($5.5M) • FGDC/GSDI Small Grants • Newsletters • Original traditional • Africa 2002-03 • Americas & Asia and the Pacific

20. Developing Spatial Data Infrastructures: The SDI Cookbook Version 1.0 6 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: http://www.gsdi.org

21. FGDC & GSDI SecretariatSuccess 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

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

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

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

25. Version 2.0 • 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 • Updated reference to all current work: existing standards and specifications

26. Additional Information www.gsdi.org Global Spatial Data Infrastructure www.pcgiap.org Permanent Comm. for Geog. Info. for Asia and the Pacific www.cpidea.org.co Perm. Comm. For the Americas www.erogi.org European Umbrella Org. for Geog. www.codigeo.org Permanent Committee for Africa www.opengis.org Open GIS Consortium www.fgdc.gov Federal Geographic Data Committee