Developing Spatial Data Infrastructures: From Concept to Reality

PART ONE: INTRODUCTION AND BACKGROUND SDIS- SETTING THE SCENE Building Spatial Data Infrastructures Challenges Facing SDI Development Conclusion References SPATIAL DATA INFRASTRUCTURES: CONCEPT, NATURE AND SDI HIERARCHY The Need for Spatial Data Spatial Data Infrastructure SDI Hierarchy Applying Hierarchy Theory on SDIs Relationships among Different SDIs Conclusion References PART TWO:FROM GLOBAL SDI TO LOCAL SDI GLOBAL INITIATIVES Global SCI-GSDI Global Map References REGIONAL SDIS European Umbrella Organization For Geographic Information (EUROGI) Permanent Committee On GIS Infrastructure For Asia And The Pacific (PCGIAP) Permanent Committee On Spatial Data Infrastructure For The Americas (PCIDEA) Comparative Evaluation References SDI DIFFUSION - A REGIONAL CASE STUDY WITH RELEVANCE TO OTHER LEVELS Asia and the Pacific Region and Regional SDI Activities: A Case Study SDI Diffusion Influencing Factors for Regional SDI Diffusion SDI Development Models New Strategies and Future Directions Conclusion and Recommendations References NATIONAL SDI INITIATIVES National SDI - The Ceoncept and Nature Role and Relationships within SDI Hierarchy Generaltional Development of SDIs Recommendations and Future Directions References STATE SDI INITIATIVES The Nature of Spatial Information at a State Level State SDI - Organizational Issues The Operation of State SDI Partnerships in State SDI Evaluation of State SDI Initiatives Other Issues and Future Directions of State SDI References PART THREE: AUSTRALIAN CASE STUDY FROM NATIONAL TO LOCAL DEVELOPMENT OF THE AUSTRALIAN SPATIAL DATA INFRASTRUCTURE ANZLIC - The Spatial Information Council ASDI Conceptual Model ASDI Implementation Current Issues And Future Directions References STATE SDI DEVELOPMENT: A VICTORIAN PERSPECTIVE State SDI in Victoria Linages to the National Spatial Information Sector Ke State SDI Initiatives Victoria's SDI: Next Steps Conclusion References SDI DEVELOPMENT: ROLES OF LOCAL AND CORPORATE SDIS Local SDI Development at Geelong Corporate SDI in Multi-Level SDI Development- The Case of DNRE Some Patterns of SDI Development Conclusions References SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT, THE PLACE FOR SDIS AND THE CASE FOR E-GOVERNANCE The Effect on Government The Role for SDIs The Case for E-Governance Conclusion PART FOUR: SUPPORTING ECONOMIC, ENVIRONMENTAL AND SOCIAL OBJECTIVES SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT, THE PLACE FOR SDIs AND THE POTENTIAL OF E-GOVERNANCE Sustainable Development SDIs for Sustainable Development The Potential of E-Governance Conclusions References SDIs AND DECISION SUPPORT Decision Support for Sustainable Development Spatial Decision Support and SDIs Supporting the Decision Evironment The Developing Decision Support Status of SDIs Decision Support in the Future of SDIs References FINANCING SPATIAL DATA DEVELOPMENT: EXAMINING ALTERNATIVE FUNDING MODELS The Economic Issues of SDI Implementation The Concept of SDI Funding Models Alternative Funding Models Customizing the Alternative Funding Models for Emerging Nations Discussion Conclusion References DEVELOPING EVALUATION AND PERFORMANCE INDICATORS FOR SDIS Land Administration Systems and the Role of SDIs Evaluation And a Framework for Evaluation Evaluation of SDIs Conclusions References PART FIVE: TECHNICAL DIMENSION ADMINISTRATIVE BOUNDARY DESIGN IN SUPPORT OF SDI OBJECTIVES A Definition of the Spatial Hierarchy Problem Administrative Boundaries within SDI Conclusion References SDI AND LOCATION BASED WIRELESS APPLICATIONS SDI as a Foundation for Location Based Services Augmenting the SDI Model Framework to Facilitate Wireless Applications Case Study Discussion, Recommendations and Future Directions References POSITIONAL FRAMEWORKS FOR SDI SDI and Positional Accuracy Opening the lid on Geodesy Spatial Data Referencing Transforming Between Different Reference Frames Measuring and Recording Positional Accuracy Case Studies Conclusions References PART SIX: FUTURE DIRECTIONS FUTURE DIRECTION FOR SDI DEVELOPMENT Covering the SDI Landscape SDI Development Issues Conclusion References