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1 Spatial data Infrastructure: NSDI conceptsNSDI componentsSDI around the worldKate LanceIGIS AmericasJuly 29, 2003 July 2003A bit about Geological Survey EROS data CenterGlobal Spatial data Infrastructure Federal Geographic data CommitteeE-INFORM (Africa) / SDI Africa NewsletterPCIDEAPROCIG Instituto Nacional de Estad stica y CensosMinisterio Agropecuario y Forestal Ministerio de Ambiente y Rec. Naturales INETERI nstituto Nacional de Estad stica y CensosMinisterio de Agricultura y Ganader aMinisterio de Ambiente y Energ aInstituto Geogr ficoNacionalCATIED irecci n de Estad stica y CensosAutoridad Nacional de AmbienteInstituto Geogr ficoNacionalSENACYTI nstituto Geogr ficoNacionalSEGEPLANCIATD irecci n General de Estad stica y CensosMinisterio de Agricultura y Ganader aMinisterio de Medio Ambiente y Recursos NaturalesViceministerio de Vivienda y Desarrollo UrbanoInstituto Geogr ficoNacionalInstituto Nacional de Estad sticaSecretar a de Agricultura y Ganader aSecretar a de Recursos Naturales y

2 AmbienteInstituto Geografica NacionalCentral American Geographic Information Project Central American Geographic Information Project (PROCIG)(PROCIG)27 participating 27 participating institutionsinstitutionsLand Information 2003 July 2003 Significant increase in GIS use in the sales growth in Latin America from 1999 to 2000 was 19%Information Management Initiatives in Honduras (March 2001)InitiativeDate of InitiationSource of FundingOrientationSINIAAOT -SIGIT[SERNA]August1999 World BankNational Environmental Information System& Land Administration SystemCenter for Geographic Information-CIGEO[UNITEC]May 2000 USAIDS patial data documentation and exchangeNational Network for Permanent Capacity in Risk Management [COPECO]June 2000 OFDA/USAIDN atural Disaster Network for disaster information exchangeNational Forest Information System [COHDEFOR]in developmentWorld BankInformation management for sustainable forestryNational Statistical Information System[INE]

3 January 2001 UNDP, ASDI Census and statistics for development and democracyNational Systems for Evaluation and Management [Ministry of the President]August 1999 IDBM onitoring of policies, programs, projects and activities related to Modernization of the StateIn Honduras, several projects promote better development and use of Spatial dataHowever, there is duplication and little coordination between are Donors are part of the part of the problemproblemSource: The EconomistJuly of graphic: Alden Rivera, SERNA-HondurasJuly 2003 Source of graphic: Alden Rivera, SERNA-HondurasJustification for SDI Inconsistency in the production of geographic information (different coding and classification systems, different projections, lack of official digital base maps) Limited data documentation Duplication of efforts Institutional egos Insufficient value added to basic maps Minimal data exchange / sharing$$$$$$$July 2003 What is a Spatial data Infrastructure (SDI)?

4 The SDI provides a basis for Spatial data discovery, evaluation, and applicationfor users and providers within all levels of government, the commercial sector, the non-profit sector, academia and by citizens in general. --The SDI CookbookJuly 2003 Components of NSDI Technology(hardware, software, networks, databases, technical implementation plans) Policies & Institutional Arrangements(governance, data privacy & security, data sharing, cost recovery) People (training, professional development, cooperation, outreach)July 2003 NSDI typically is not .. a central repository of data (merely) a national geospatial databaseJuly 2003 Spatial data Infrastructure.

5 NSDI conceptsNSDI componentsSDI around the worldKate LanceIGIS AmericasJuly 29, 2003 Framework & Thematic MapsBase MapsThematic Maps Thematic Maps July 2003 data provide the coreThematic DataThematic DataFramework DataFramework DataAerial ImageryElevationGeodetic ControlBoundaries Surface Waters Transportation Land Ownership Sewer Lines SoilsWater Lines Land coverPopulated PlacesFlood ZonesSchoolsJuly 2003 Framework a base on/from which to compile other themesLand Use A July 2003 Development of Geodetic ControlDevelopment of Geodetic ControlSource of graphic: Janice Sessing, ) data about data --describes existing data )A standardized form of metadata was published in June 1994 by the FGDC; an international standard should be ready in 2003 Base MapsBase MapsThematic Maps Thematic Maps July 2003 July 2003An Operational View of Geospatial DataAttributionAttribution(Attributes, (Attributes, Coding scheme)Coding scheme) Spatial / Spatial /TemporalTemporal( X,Y,Z,T)(X,Y,Z,T)MetadataMetadata( data Characteristics ( data Characteristics /Properties)/Properties) Metadata is a component of the data What Good Are Metadata?

6 Organize and maintain an institution's internal investment in geospatial data .(Do you know what you've got?) Provide information about an organization's data to catalogues and clearinghouses. (Can you describe to someone else what you've got?) (Is it useful to advertise or promote what you have?) Provide information during a data transfer.(Can potential users figure out what you've done?)July 2003)Publication of (catalog) + ServicesClearinghouse (catalog) + ServicesMetadataMetadataBase MapsBase MapsThematic Maps Thematic Maps July Distributed service to locate geospatial data based on their characteristics expressed in metadata Clearinghouse allows someone to pose a query of all or a portion of the metadata network in a single session Like a Spatial Google/AltaVista July 2003 July 2003 Discovery in ClearinghouseWebClientWebClientClearingh ouseNodesGateway(s)

7 ProtocolHTTP protocolServiceRegistryServiceRegistryWe bServerWebServerPlanning CouncilUniversityINEUserSearch Criteria Geographic Coordinates place names bounding rectangle coordinates draw bounding box on interactive map Time before, after and equal to Full / Field Text full text fielded search -(14 metadata fields) data Sources all registered nodes selected nodesJuly 2003 Clearinghouse Nodes Around the WorldAs of April 2001 Argentina: 1 Barbados:2 Brazil: 2 Canada: 42 Chile 1 Colombia: 2 Costa Rica: 3 Dominica: 1 Dominican Republic: 1El Salvador: 1 Guatemala: 2 Honduras: 2 Jamaica: 1 Mexico: 2 Nicaragua: 1 Peru:1 Trinidad & Tobago: 1 United States: 147 Uruguay: 2 Venezuela: 120 countriesSource.

8 USGS/EROS data Center, Sioux FallsBase MapsBase MapsThematic Maps Thematic Maps )Standards allow NSDI to function, ensures compatibility/interoperabilityClearingho use (catalog) + ServicesClearinghouse (catalog) + ServicesJuly 2003 July 2003 Types of geospatial standards data Classification , Land Cover Classification data ,DigitalGeospatialMetadata, data Schemas data Symbology or ,Digital Geologic Map Symbolization data Transfer , ftp data Services web mapping data ,GeospatialPositioning Accuracy July 2003 Codes for the Administrative DivisionsXX XX XX---------------| | |_____ region sub-code | |_____ district sub-code|_____ ward sub-codeUnique identifier codes provides a means by which cross-reference attribute data (thematic data ).

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10 data Pricing and AccessibilityStandardsStandardsBase MapsBase MapsThematic Maps Thematic Maps MetadataMetadataCommunications NetworkCommunications NetworkInformation PolicyInformation PolicyLegal FrameworkLegal FrameworkLegal 2003 Leadership and partnerships Leadership and partnerships hold it all togetherhold it all togetherJuly 2003 InterInter--institutional Leadership/Partnershipinstitutional Leadership/PartnershipStandardsStandards Base MapsBase MapsThematic Maps Thematic Maps MetadataMetadataCommunications NetworkCommunications NetworkInformation PolicyInformation PolicyLegal FrameworkLegal FrameworkDiscoveryDiscoveryDiscoveryAcce ssAccessAccessProcessingProcessingProces singServicesServices Framework data (Base Maps) Coding System Reference System Classification Committee OperatingCommitteeStandardsClearinghouse EducationLegal Metadata Internet Map Servers data Dictionary Internet Connectivity Etc.