Spatial Data Infrastructure(SDI)
- Spatial Data infrastructure (SDI) is a framework of spatial data, metadata, users
and tools that are interactively connected in order to use spatial data in an efficient
and flexible way
- SDI is the technology, policies, standards, human resources, and related activities
necessary to acquire, process, distribute, use, maintain, and preserve spatial data
- SDI is a framework that facilitates connections between providers and users of spatial
information
- SDI is about facilitating business at National level
Why Should You Care
- SDI makes it easier for your organization to discover and use spatial information
- SDI reduces the cost of providing spatial information
- Experience in other countries shows that significant economic benefit emerges from
SDI
Business Advantages of SDI
- Reduce costs - Reduce the friction between provision and use
- Improve Decision Making - Reduce the latency between edit and use
- Improve Efficiency - Understand overlapping data sets and potential to improve
efficiency (across government)
- Gain Support - Understand gaps and potential to gain support for filling
the gaps