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<FONT FACE="Calibri, Verdana, Helvetica, Arial"><SPAN STYLE='font-size:11pt'>Thanks for the heads-up John.<BR>
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All,<BR>
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Is this something that we should put an OSGeo-AustNZ submission in for?<BR>
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We did something similar for the Victorian Parliamentary Inquiry into Public Sector Information to good effect.<BR>
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Bruce<BR>
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On 4/03/11 12:14 PM, "jforne" <<a href="jforne@linz.govt.nz">jforne@linz.govt.nz</a>> wrote:<BR>
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</SPAN></FONT><BLOCKQUOTE><FONT FACE="Calibri, Verdana, Helvetica, Arial"><SPAN STYLE='font-size:11pt'>Hi all<BR>
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Please note that New Zealand Geospatial Office<<a href="http://www.geospatial.govt.nz/">http://www.geospatial.govt.nz/</a>> is planning to release a Request for Information on/around 14 March 2011. Once released the Request for Information will be posted on<BR>
<a href="http://www.gets.govt.nz/default.aspx?show=HomePage">http://www.gets.govt.nz/default.aspx?show=HomePage</a><BR>
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I have cribbed the following outline from the RFI as currently DRAFTED.<BR>
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Title: "Request for Information (RFI) for the provision of guidance regarding Geographic Information System product participation in New Zealand Spatial Data Infrastructure".<BR>
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Context of the RFI<BR>
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NZGO is working to produce a New Zealand SDI cookbook which will help organizations understand how to participate in SDI: as contributors providing geospatial information; as contributors building geospatial catalogues and as users benefiting from SDI. This cookbook will be constructed in a wiki-type environment in order that the information can be maintained efficiently.<BR>
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The cookbook will provide guidance to government and private-sector organizations alike and as such will be an important resource. There are three key sections of the SDI cookbook:<BR>
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* Characteristics of a Provider Node - how to participate in SDI as a provider of geospatial information<BR>
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* Characteristics of a Catalogue Node - how to build a catalogue node<BR>
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* How can my organization Use SDI - a guide to benefiting from SDI<BR>
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These are generic documents that are intended to be appended to future RFPs to document the vendor-neutral characteristics of systems that will 'play well' in New Zealand's SDI.<BR>
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However, it is recognized that many users are already using Geographic Information Systems (GIS) and other spatial products from a range of vendors and open source organizations. These users will require product-specific guidance in order to participate in and benefit from SDI. It is this guidance that is sought by this RFI.<BR>
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Purpose of the RFI<BR>
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The purpose of the RFI is to seek product-specific guidance from the suppliers of GIS and other spatial products to enable their users across New Zealand to effectively participate in SDI. Although this RFI seeks input in a Word document form, the intention is that submitting vendors will subsequently be able to maintain that information in a wiki-type environment. That subsequent maintenance is not a consideration in this RFI.<BR>
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The guidance being sought is not intended to provide a detailed technical implementation guide. Rather, it is intended to provide existing users of a vendor's product with a high-level guide to participating in SDI.<BR>
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Since standards play such a critical role in establishing an SDI, it is anticipated that a key part of the vendor's response will focus on how to implement SDI standards in their product or products.<BR>
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Any questions or suggestions - please let me know.<BR>
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Thanks and regards,<BR>
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John<BR>
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