1. International SDI Initiatives:Thinking Globally, ActingLocallyDr. David J. Coleman, PresidentGlobal Spatial Data Infrastructure Associationhttp://www.gsdi.orgPan Canadian SDI SummitCalgary18 September 2014

2. Key Subjects ofPresentationRoots and Canadas role in SDIDevelopmentSDI Initiatives at the International andGlobal LevelsLessons learned and challenges for thefuture 3. SDI: Looking Back 30Years 4. Spatial Data Infrastructurefrom http://www.gsdi.orgCritical mass of processes, policies,standards, enabling technologies,mechanisms and key datasetsrequired to make geospatial data readilyavailable to the growing community of end-users. 5. Evolution of the DrivingVisions1960s and 1970s: Vision of creating jurisdiction-wide large,centralized LIS and GIS Data Banks based on a common spatialreferencing framework1980s: Shift from large central databases to decentralizednetworks of systemsSDI in the early 1990s: Recognizing and addressingtechnological, operational and institutional aspects of geospatialdata collection, management, discovery and dissemination in acoordinated manner.SDIs today: Supporting location-based services in the massmarket and spatially enabled workflows in government & industry. 6. 1st-Generation SpatialData InfrastructureProgramsConcept developed in late 1970s andrefined through 1980s and early 1990sEvolved from earlier systematic surveying& mapping programsEmphasis on data discovery & distributionBegan in earnest in the US circa 1992Followed quickly by Canada, Australia, theEEC, the UK and many others 7. SDI: Early PrinciplesData collected once and used many timesSeamless databases across boundariesRecognition of both Basic Framework Data andValue Added DataEquitable sharing of SDI Costs, Services &Responsibilities(in some countries) Creation of value-addedproducts & services in support of industrydevelopment From CGII Vision Report, Geoplan Consultants, Nov. 1996 8. SDI ProgramsWorldwide5 key areas of early focus: Framework data definition and development Geospatial data discovery and download Web mapping (sometimes from several differentservers & integrated on your browser) Cultivation of communities of practice Definition and development of standards andstandards-based products to enable the above 9. Non-Government SDICommercial suppliers of onlinegeospatial data and services (e.g.,Google, DigitalGlobe, Bing,Nokia/Navteq, Esri and many others)Open source suppliers likeOpenStreetMapNGOs providing crowdsourced detailand updates in response to (e.g.,)Disaster Response and Citizen Science 10. A Changing MarketplaceTodayCorporate downsizing and reorientation of governmentprogramsCommoditization and mass customization of location-basedservicesChallenges to traditional geomatics approaches and suppliersaround the worldEvolving expectations of users re: capability, performance,transparency, simplicity and reliabilityBig Data demands changing our views of how we manage,process, analyze and visualize data. 11. SDIs The NewGenerationNew Waves of geospatial data creation both activeand passiveIncreased operational use of geospatial data: sensornetworks and geospatially-enabled workflowsIncreased strategic use of geospatial data by largepublic & private organizations to detect patterns andpredict behaviourWidespread and growing expectations of highaccuracy, currency of information and rapid responsetimes 12. Unmanned Aerial Vehicles(from Pomfret /UNGGIM, 2014) Tremendous potential forgeospatial community, but Number of legal concerns- In-air collisions- Personal injuries- Privacy Number of countries re-examining laws & policies Impact could be much broader implications thansimply UAVs.Image courtesy of LandScope Engineering 13. Volunteered GeographicInformationhttp://discovery.ucl.ac.uk/1433169/2/GRDRR%20report%20final%20for%20web.pdf 14. Slide courtesy Google/Arabu [2013] 15. Managing the DataResourceBy 2013,5 EXABYTESwas createdEVERY 10MINUTESFrom thebeginning ofrecorded time until2003, we created5 EXABYTESof Textual DataIn 2011,5 EXABYTES ofall digital datawas createdEVERY TWODAYS[Enriquez 2003/ Schmidt 2010/ Borne 2013] 16. Transnational and GlobalSDI Initiatives 17. International Standards:The glue holding SDIstogether 18. INSPIRE 19. Arctic Spatial DataInfrastructureCourtesy GeoConnections, Natural Resources Canada 20. Privacy ConstraintsTrends towards Open DataPublic attitudes towards reconnaissanceusing UAVsand high-resolution satellitesIBA Potential Convention on Geoinformation 21. Global Initiative headquartered in ChinaInfluenced by 1986 Vision of a Digital Earthproposed by VP Al Gore and modified since.International Executive CommitteeEight major Digital Earth internationalsymposia held since 1999 22. The GSDI AssociationAdvancing a Spatially-Enabled WorldOur Vision: A world where everyone canreadily discover, access and apply geographicinformation to improve their daily lives.The GSDI AssociationAdvancing a Spatially-Enabled WorldOur Vision: A world where everyone canreadily discover, access and apply geographicinformation to improve their daily lives. 23. Wiki Version.PDF versions nowavailable inEnglish, Spanish,Chinese, Polishand Albanian 24. GSDI Small GrantsProgramGSDI Small Grants Program to supporttraining & software (http://www.gsdi.org/sic1)Cooperating with URISA GIS Corps toprovide services to some countriesCooperating with International Center forLand Policy Studies and Training Seminar onGIS &Land Management (Chinese Taipei)Great causes looking for more assistance! 25. GSDI Conferences:Sharing Lessons Learned 26. SDI Lessons Learned andKey Accomplishments 27. Evolving SDIsMass Customized SDI(Today)Private Sector SDI(2000s)Traditional Public Sector SDI (1990s)Similar Evolution Patterns as Traditional SDI, BUTAccelerating Technology DevelopmentBuilt atop in-place standardsIncreasingly sophisticated user community already possessing thenecessary technology for other reasonsBased on market-based values & principlesMuch less emphasis on governance & consensusReliance on Users to provide data infills and updates. 28. Authoritative SDIPrograms 1995-2014:Looking BackPublic infrastructure indeed laid the frameworkfor private sector initiatives, butMapping Emphasis and Library/Bookstore Metaphorlimited the visionEmphasis on widespread, mass-market use ofgovernment mapping files has not taken hold.Mixed successes in government-government andgovernment-industry partnershipsExcept in a few examples, did not predict the ultimateinfluence of integrated, real-time location-basedservices 29. SDI Programs 1995-2014:Key AccomplishmentsProvided basis of defensibleforecasting of customerdemand for government dataS uppo rt e d I mpor t a ntS t a nd a rd s a ndProvided I nt e r private o pe ra b companies ilit y E ffor t swithmore consistent & comprehensiveImportant Sharing ofLessons Learnedinformation on which to base theirRaised levels of userAllowed own services.public comparisonof different approaches to on-linediscovery & downloadsexpectationsChanged the workflows,efficiency and turnaround ofgovernment tasks & services 30. Thinking Globally, ActingLocallySDIs of all stripes still depend on people to start,grow and thrive:Individual Champions who can create compelling argumentsfor their creation and continuation;People willing to come together to change the ways in whichthey look at their work and how they approach problems;People willing to realize the value of standards basedsolutions rather than one-of creations to think in terms ofprograms rather than just individual projects or problems;People with the confidence and resources to be able toshare their expertise and experiences. 31. Useful LinksCGRCT http://cgcrt.caCGDI http://geoconnections.nrcan.gc.caGEO http://www.earthobservations.orgGGIM http://ggim.un.orgINSPIRE http://inspire.jrc.ec.europa.eu/index.cfmISDE http://www.digitalearth-isde.orgFGDC http://www.fgdc.gov 32. For further informationhttp://www.gsdi.org