Editor: Douglas D. Nebert, Technical Working Group Chair, GSDI
Table of Contents
CHAPTER ONE: THE COOKBOOK APPROACH
SCOPE OF THIS COOKBOOK
CHAPTER TWO: GEOSPATIAL DATA DEVELOPMENT: BUILDING DATA FOR MULTIPLE USES
DISTRIBUTION
CONTRIBUTORS
ORGANISATION
SPATIAL DATA INFRASTRUCTURES
THE GLOBAL SPATIAL DATA INFRASTRUCTURE
COOKBOOK OVERVIEW
Chapter 2: Geospatial Data Development: Building data for multiple uses
Chapter 3: Metadata: Describing geospatial data
Chapter 4: Geospatial Data Catalog: Making data discoverable
Chapter 5: Geospatial Data Visualisation: Online Mapping
Chapter 6: Geospatial Data Access and Delivery: Open access to data
Chapter 7: Other Services
Chapter 8: Outreach and Capacity Building: Creating a community
Chapter 9: Case Studies
Chapter 10: Terminology
CONTEXT AND RATIONALE
CHAPTER THREE: METADATA -- DESCRIBING GEOSPATIAL DATA
ORGANISATIONAL APPROACH
Framework Leverages the Development of Needed Data
IMPLEMENTATION APPROACH
Who are the actors in framework data development?
Common Identities of Real World Objects
RECOMMENDATIONS
Candidate National Framework Categories
Candidate Global Data Categories
REFERENCES AND LINKAGES
INTRODUCTION
CHAPTER FOUR: GEOSPATIAL DATA CATALOG -- MAKING DATA DISCOVERABLE
CONTEXT AND RATIONALE
ORGANISATIONAL APPROACH
METADATA STANDARDS
IMPLEMENTATION APPROACH
Who should create metadata?
ISSUES IN IMPLEMENTATION
How do I create metadata?
What software is available to create and validate metadata?
Vocabularies, gazetteers and Thesauri
RECOMMENDATIONS
Minimum collaboration with users during the definition and implementation phases: a user-friendly focus is needed
User-expected content
Metadata for applications
A geographic information product identification mechanism
Incentives for metadata development
Envisage legislation for public sector metadata content
REFERENCES AND LINKS
Introduction
CHAPTER FIVE: GEOSPATIAL DATA VISUALISATION -- WEB MAPPING
CONTEXT AND RATIONALE
ORGANISATIONAL APPROACH
Roles
IMPLEMENTATION APPROACH
Catalog Server/Service Development
Alternative Approaches
Catalog Gateway and Access Interface Development
Registering Catalog Servers
Relevant Standards
Catalog Server/Service Development
RECOMMENDATIONS
Available Software Implementations
Catalog Gateway and Access Interface Development
Registering Catalog Servers
REFERENCES AND LINKAGES
INTRODUCTION
CHAPTER SIX: GEOSPATIAL DATA ACCESS AND DELIVERY -- OPEN ACCESS TO DATA
CONTEXT AND RATIONALE
Open GIS Web Mapping Activities
ORGANISATIONAL APPROACH
Map Servers
IMPLEMENTATION APPROACH
Available Software
RECOMMENDATIONS
REFERENCES AND LINKAGES
CONTEXT AND RATIONALE
CHAPTER SEVEN: OTHER SERVICES
ORGANISATIONAL APPROACH
IMPLEMENTATION APPROACH
Definitions and Overview
RELATIONSHIP TO OTHER SPATIAL DATA INFRASTRUCTURE SERVICES
STANDARDS
ISO/TC211
BEST PRACTICE APPLICATION
ISO SQL/MM
Open GIS Consortium (OGC)
Open Geospatial Datastore Interface (OGDI)
Web and Internet related
Related Services
SUMMARY AND READINESS ANALYSIS
Organisational readiness
REFERENCES AND LINKAGES
Implementation readiness
CONTEXT AND RATIONALE
CHAPTER EIGHT: OUTREACH AND CAPACITY BUILDING
ORGANISATIONAL APPROACH
IMPLEMENTATION APPROACH
REFERENCES AND LINKAGES
INTRODUCTION
CHAPTER NINE: CASE STUDIES
CONTEXT AND RATIONALE
When does a Spatial Data Infrastructure make sense?
ORGANISATIONAL APPROACH
Principles of the GSDI
IMPLEMENTATION APPROACH
Realisation of the GSDI
How does one build a successful SDI as part of GSDI?
RECOMMENDATIONS: OUTREACH AND CAPACITY BUILDING OPTIONS FOR IMPLEMENTING A SDI
Example 5
REFERENCES AND LINKAGES
INTRODUCTION
CHAPTER TEN: TERMINOLOGY
LOCAL CASE STUDY
Background, Context and Rationale
NATIONAL CASE STUDY - COLOMBIA
Organisational Approach
Implementation Approach
Recommendations
Background, Context, and Rationale
STUDY FOR THE SOUTHERN AFRICAN DEVELOPMENT COMMUNITY (SADC) REGION
Organisational Approach
Implementation - Approach
Components of the ICDE
Implementation of the ICDE
Issues
Conclusions
Recommendations
Background, Context, and Rationale
GLOBAL CASE STUDIES - ACTIVITIES CONTRIBUTING TO A GLOBAL SPATIAL DATA INFRASTRUCTURE
Organisational Approach
Implementation Approach
Conclusions
Recommendations
GSDI Defined
THE DIGITAL EARTH - A CASE STUDY IN THE GENESIS OF A GLOBAL SPATIAL DATA INFRASTRUCTURE
An Overview of GSDI Infrastructure Elements
Summary - Furthering the Global Spatial Data Infrastructure