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Spatial Data Infrastructure (SDI)
Development Program
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2. Geospatial Solutions That Matter
Bridging Geospatial Information Disconnects
The Challenge
Today a large portion of the world’s population is interconnected
globally and we have access to more information than ever before.
The use of networks and information to support visionary, proac-
tive, sustainable and resilient communities, organizations
and companies is key to our lives, communities and organizations
in the 21st Century.
However, critical decisions are being made without the needed in-
formation. The information either does not exist, is not accessible,
is not reliable or its existence is unknown. It is usually distributed
among multiple stakeholders that may cross political, geographic,
regulatory, industry and economic boundaries and exist in multiple
technologies and at various levels of quality and granularity.
Often multiple stakeholders spend scarce resources on creating
the same data, thus wasting time and money. Often stakehold-
ers make uninformed decisions, simply because they do not know
about the existence of the needed data in another organization.
The Solution
The GPC Group has developed effective and practical methods for
the planning, design and implementation of Spatial Data Infrastruc-
ture (SDI) and GIS Federations in different geographic and organi-
zational contexts.
The SDI’s focus and reach is scalable to the size and scope of the
concerned community. The SDI may be Local, National, Regional,
or Global in reach, and at the same time may have a very broad
scope, such as all aspects of Government or specific scope related
to a particular industry or business ecosystem.
SDI provides a framework for information sharing between the
various stakeholders that comprise any geographic or institutional
community. The SDI framework addresses the following elements:
Policies, Standards, Data, Procedures,Technology, Legal, Commu-
nity, People, Partnerships.
The Benefits
The GPC Group Spatial Data Infrastructure (SDI) Development Program delivers the following benefits:
• Provide tools, methods and procedures
for sharing of information, while reducing
redundancy.
• Reduce the cost of data collection,
maintenance and access.
• Provide better access to current, reliable
and accurate data.
• Support better coordinated planning
and operating.
• Provide decision makers with a common
view of the existing situation, trends and
future projections.
• Make better informed decisions about key
issues that impact Society, Economy,
Security and the Environment.
The GPC Group
Spatial Data Infrastructure (SDI)
Development Program
The GPC Group Spatial Data Infrastructure (SDI) Development Program ad-
dress all elements needed for the creation and management of a complete
SDI program, which is then customized to meet the needs of each SDI engage-
ment. The program includes the following major elements:
• Rapid Readiness Assessment
The GPC Group conducts brief but highly intensive sessions to assess the
overall readiness of a given community for the development of Spatial
Data Infrastructure. This includes an evaluation of the existing institu-
tional and technical environments, capacity issues, clear identification of
potential barriers and opportunities for effective SDI implementation, and
the identification of clear steps in a practical and effective way forward.
• International Development Financing
The GPC Group works closely with international development finance
organizations to match project and organizational needs to lenders or
granting agency portfolios Depending on the situation this may include
multilateral development banks, bilateral development aid agencies,
sovereign funds, foundations, foreign direct investment establishments
and private sector banks.
• Master Plan
The GPC Group develops comprehensive SDI master plans to provide
structured focus from the very start of the SDI implementation process
and ensure that initial efforts are immediately effective, while remaining
flexible and extensible to meet future needs.
• Stakeholder Survey
The GPC Group conducts in-depth interviews to identify the
various aspects of the organization that have a direct bearing
on the adoption of geospatial technologies. Such interviews
focus on the overall mandate,business functions,data,systems,
human capacity, and issues, opportunities and constraints.
• Data Inventory
During the interviews, the GPC Group pay particular atten-
tion to inventory all relevant types of data across the differ-
ent stakeholders, collecting samples where necessary, and
establish an initial metadata database. Further work will
assess issues of redundancy, gaps, content, accuracy, currency
and related aspects.
• Requirements Assessment
The GPC Group synthesizes information identified in the survey
into a comprehensive set of requirements crossing all concerned
stakeholders, covering business functions, data, software applica-
tions, technology infrastructure, human capacity, and institutional/
organizational requirements such as policy, legal, governance or
financial needs.
• Strategic Plan
The GPC Group provides a consolidated perspective for the
Spatial Data Infrastructure initiative on the vision mission, guiding
principles, goals and prioritization of the requirements, and general
implementation approach.
• Program Design
The GPC Group designs the Spatial Data Infrastructure program,
defining the detailed business, technical application software, data,
computing infrastructure, and staff capacity, and institutional (poli-
cies, procedures, standards, and governance) elements required to
attain the strategic goals.
• Operation Plan
The GPC Group prepares the operational framework that will be
required to support an SDI program implementation, covering the
establishment of different governance structures, operational teams,
change management, and other required processes and activities to
support the program design.
• Implementation Plan
The GPC Group identifies the implementation activities required
to achieve the strategic plan according to the program design and
operations plan, reflecting the set priorities, and distinguish the
activities that a central coordination entity would lead versus those
led by other stakeholder entities.
• Implementation Support
The GPC Group mobilizes dedicated and specialized teams to
support the implementation of a Spatial Data Infrastructure program
starting with the initial establishment through to the institutionalization
and later monitoring stages.
• Capacity Development
The GPC Group Geospatial Information Technology and Services (GITS)
Professional Development program is designed to build the human
resource capacity of organizations and develop individuals through
training and mentoring programs.
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