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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'> </span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><font size=2
face=TimesNewRomanPSMT><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:TimesNewRomanPSMT'>NSDI
is a combination of technology, policies, standards and human resources
necessary to acquire, process, store,</span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><font size=2
face=TimesNewRomanPSMT><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:TimesNewRomanPSMT'>distribute,
and improve utilization of geospatial data. Conceptual parts of NSDI: 1.
Institutional framework defines</span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><font size=2
face=TimesNewRomanPSMT><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:TimesNewRomanPSMT'>the
policies, legal and administrative support to create, maintain and apply the
standards to fundamental data sets; 2.</span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><font size=2
face=TimesNewRomanPSMT><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:TimesNewRomanPSMT'>Standards
define technical characteristics to fundamental data sets; 3. Fundamental data
sets require geodetic</span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><font size=2
face=TimesNewRomanPSMT><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:TimesNewRomanPSMT'>framework,
topographic and cadastre data bases; 4. Technological framework allows the
users to identify and</span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><font size=2
face=TimesNewRomanPSMT><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:TimesNewRomanPSMT'>receive
the access to fundamental data sets (from GSDI Cookbook, 2000).</span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'> </span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>Some other information on the ASDI</span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'><a
href="http://www.anzlic.org.au/get/2383541438.doc">http://www.anzlic.org.au/get/2383541438.doc</a></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'><a
href="http://www.anzlic.org.au/publications.html">http://www.anzlic.org.au/publications.html</a>
(all sorts of documents here)</span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'><a
href="http://www.anzlic.org.au/infrastructure_ASDI.html">http://www.anzlic.org.au/infrastructure_ASDI.html</a></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'><a href="http://www.ga.gov.au/nmd/asdi/">http://www.ga.gov.au/nmd/asdi/</a></span></font></p>
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10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'> </span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>With the benefit of hindsight, when we were
creating the documentation for the ANZLIC Metadata Profile we probably should have
included information to show how metadata and the Profile are parts of the whole
ASDI.</span></font></p>
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10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'> </span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>Ian</span></font></p>
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style='font-size:12.0pt;color:navy'>-------------------------</span></font></p>
<p class=MsoAutoSig><font size=3 color=navy face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:12.0pt;color:navy'>Ian Batley</span></font></p>
<p class=MsoAutoSig><font size=3 color=navy face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:12.0pt;color:navy'>ian.batley@ga.gov.au</span></font></p>
<p class=MsoAutoSig><font size=3 color=navy face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:12.0pt;color:navy'>02 6249 5825</span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:36.0pt'><font size=2 face=Tahoma><span
lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Tahoma'>-----Original
Message-----<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>From:</span></b>
aust-nz-bounces@lists.osgeo.org [mailto:aust-nz-bounces@lists.osgeo.org] <b><span
style='font-weight:bold'>On Behalf Of </span></b>Bruce.Bannerman@dpi.vic.gov.au<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Sent:</span></b> Tuesday, 24 June 2008 10:34
AM<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>To:</span></b> Aust-NZ OSGeo<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Subject:</span></b> [Aust-NZ] Confusion on
the use of the term SDI?</span></font></p>
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face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'> </span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:36.0pt'><font size=3
face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'><br>
</span></font><font size=2 face=sans-serif><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:sans-serif'>IMO:</span></font> <br>
<br>
<br>
<font size=2 face=sans-serif><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:sans-serif'>_On
SDIs_</span></font> <br>
<br>
<font size=2 face=sans-serif><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:sans-serif'>In
recent posts and conversations with people around the country, I've noticed
that people have different views of the term SDI. </span></font><br>
<br>
<font size=2 face=sans-serif><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:sans-serif'>This
email thread has been sparked by a recent GeoNetwork paper put together by
Cameron.</span></font> <br>
<br>
<br>
<font size=2 face=sans-serif><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:sans-serif'>To
start with, SDI is another one of those difficult to define terms (like search)
that everyone has their own interpretation.</span></font> <br>
<br>
<br>
<font size=2 face=sans-serif><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:sans-serif'>I'll
start with my view, if anyone else wants to throw in two bobs worth, please do
so.</span></font> <br>
<br>
<br>
<br>
<font size=2 face=sans-serif><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:sans-serif'>The
best description that I have come across was by Max Craglia and Mike Blakemore
[1] where Max and Mike compared the SDI's from a number of countries
around the world (including Australia from Memory).</span></font> <br>
<br>
<font size=2 face=sans-serif><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:sans-serif'>My
summary of the key 'bits' of an SDI, from this work is:</span></font> <br>
<br>
<font size=2 face=sans-serif><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:sans-serif'>In
order for an organisation to be able to effectively utilise spatial information
as an aid to decision making, it is necessary to be able to determine:</span></font>
</p>
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face=Symbol><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Symbol'>·<font size=1
face="Times New Roman"><span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'>
</span></font></span></font><font size=2 face=sans-serif><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:sans-serif'>What spatial information is
available;</span></font> </p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:72.0pt;text-indent:-18.0pt'><font size=2
face=Symbol><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Symbol'>·<font size=1
face="Times New Roman"><span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'>
</span></font></span></font><font size=2 face=sans-serif><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:sans-serif'>Who is responsible for the
data;</span></font> </p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:72.0pt;text-indent:-18.0pt'><font size=2
face=Symbol><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Symbol'>·<font size=1
face="Times New Roman"><span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'>
</span></font></span></font><font size=2 face=sans-serif><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:sans-serif'>How the data can be accessed;</span></font>
</p>
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face=Symbol><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Symbol'>·<font size=1
face="Times New Roman"><span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'>
</span></font></span></font><font size=2 face=sans-serif><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:sans-serif'>If there are any restrictions
on the use of the data;</span></font> </p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:72.0pt;text-indent:-18.0pt'><font size=2
face=Symbol><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Symbol'>·<font size=1
face="Times New Roman"><span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'>
</span></font></span></font><font size=2 face=sans-serif><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:sans-serif'>The suitability of the data for
a given purpose;</span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:36.0pt'><font size=3
face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'><br>
</span></font><font size=2 face=sans-serif><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:sans-serif'>*** “This requires a framework of policies,
institutional arrangements, technologies, data and people that makes it
possible to share and use effectively geographic information. The term Spatial
Data Infrastructure (SDI) encapsulates such a framework.” *** (from Craglia and
Blakemore).</span></font> <br>
<br>
<font size=2 face=sans-serif><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:sans-serif'>The
key components of a Spatial Data Infrastructure can be defined as follows:</span></font>
</p>
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face=Symbol><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Symbol'>·<font size=1
face="Times New Roman"><span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'>
</span></font></span></font><font size=2 face=sans-serif><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:sans-serif'>Framework Spatial Data</span></font>
</p>
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face=Symbol><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Symbol'>·<font size=1
face="Times New Roman"><span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'>
</span></font></span></font><font size=2 face=sans-serif><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:sans-serif'>Metadata</span></font> </p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:72.0pt;text-indent:-18.0pt'><font size=2
face=Symbol><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Symbol'>·<font size=1
face="Times New Roman"><span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'>
</span></font></span></font><font size=2 face=sans-serif><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:sans-serif'>Policy Framework</span></font> </p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:72.0pt;text-indent:-18.0pt'><font size=2
face=Symbol><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Symbol'>·<font size=1
face="Times New Roman"><span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'>
</span></font></span></font><font size=2 face=sans-serif><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:sans-serif'>Coordination – Strategic and Operational</span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:36.0pt'><font size=3
face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'><br>
<br>
<br>
</span></font><font size=2 face=sans-serif><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:sans-serif'>When viewed in this context ANZLIC has done an
admirable job in 'fostering' and 'developing' an SDI within Australia.</span></font>
<br>
<br>
<br>
<br>
<br>
<font size=2 face=sans-serif><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:sans-serif'>You
may also like to check out a recent article by Roger Longhorne on the confused
use of the term SDI: </span></font><br>
<br>
<font size=2 face=sans-serif><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:sans-serif'>http://www.geoconnexion.com/burning_issue_int.php</span></font>
<br>
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<br>
<font size=2 face=sans-serif><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:sans-serif'>Bruce
Bannerman<br>
</span></font><br>
<font size=2 face=sans-serif><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:sans-serif'><br>
[1]</span></font> <br>
<br>
<font size=2 face=sans-serif><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:sans-serif'>Craglia
M. and M. Blakemore 2004 “Access Models for Public Sector</span></font> <br>
<font size=2 face=sans-serif><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:sans-serif'>Information:
the Spatial Data Context” in Aichholzer G. and Burkert H. (Eds.).</span></font>
<br>
<font size=2 face=sans-serif><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:sans-serif'>Public
Sector Information in the Digital Age. Cheltenam: Edward Elgar, pp.187-216;</span></font>
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