Spatial Data Infrastructures (SDI)

This introduction to Spatial Data Infrastructures (SDI) provides an overview of the various components of a spatial data infrastructure, such as a web server, a central database, a spatial server, a web portal. Current examples of national and regional SDIs are shown. The course also focuses on topics such as metadata, the legal framework, licensing, and standardization.

• Data standards and data formats
• Metadata and metadata standards
• Importance of the Open Geospatial Consortium (OGC) and International Organization for Standardization (ISO)
• Geoportals
• Legal framework and issues
• Spatial services (WMS, WFS, WCS)
• Technical SDI components
• INSPIRE
• Licencing (Open Source Initiative, Creative Commons, etc.)
• Open Data (concept and portals)