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“SDI in Action”

“SDI in Action”. GSDI Permanent Secretariat Status of Activities John Moeller USA, Federal Geographic Data Committee. GSDI Permanent Secretariat. Permanent Secretariat was endorsed by Steering Committee at GSDI 4 - GSDI Conference support remained a role of the host nation

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“SDI in Action”

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  1. “SDI in Action” • GSDI Permanent Secretariat • Status of Activities • John Moeller • USA, Federal Geographic Data Committee

  2. GSDI Permanent Secretariat • Permanent Secretariat was endorsed by Steering Committee at GSDI 4 - GSDI Conference support remained a role of the host nation • FGDC has provided interim Permanent Secretariat support • Due to Staffing limitations some activities have been delayed

  3. Program Plan • A GSDI Program Plan was developed in fall of 2000 • Plan identified a number of actions for Secretariat, and others • Progress has been made, some actions are not completed • Permanent Secretariat guides the actions identified in the Pan

  4. Key Actions • International Case Study • SDI Survey • Update of GSDI Steering Committee Membership • Steering Committee Meetings and Teleconferences • Outreach • Context: eg geographical and economic circumstances and systems of government • Driving forces • Key features: eg status, scope, access, implementation, resources

  5. StatusInternational Case Study AnalysisLessons for the GSDI: • Objective • Conduct a series international case studies of similar successful organizations to draw lessons learned for GSDI • Methodology • Identified key characteristics & decisions of GSDI • Selected international collaboration case studies that are similar to GSDI • Analyzed the cases

  6. The Case Studies • Main in-depth international case studies • International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) • International Council for Science (ICSU) • International Geosphere-Biosphere Programme (IGBP) • World Meteorological Organization (WMO) • Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) • Global Map

  7. The Case Studies • Regional SDI case studies • Australia New Zealand Land Information Council (ANZLIC) • European Umbrella Organisation for Geographic Information (EUROGI) • Permanent Committee on GIS Infrastructure for Asia & the Pacific (PCGIAP) • Permanent Committee on SDI for the Americas (PC IDEA) • Southern African Development Community (SADC) • Additional case studies where useful insights

  8. Preliminary Lessons Learned for GSDI • Balance formal structure with flexibility • Membership development is customized • Regional approaches critical • Promote & provide technical assistance • Find & encourage champions • Creative & leveraged resource approaches needed • Need diversity in business cases • Other lessons

  9. Conclusions • Wealth of information from other organizations’ experience for the GSDI • Important for GSDI development & implementation • To be flexible & creative • Evolve over time • Leverage funds, talent, & expertise • Opportunity for GSDI to grow & contribute to important global developments

  10. Status • SDI Survey • Started in 1998 and updated in 2000 • Plans are to continue to maintain and update the survey (Dr Onsrud will discuss in Session 7b) • Committee Membership Update • Former Steering Committee and Advisory Committee combined • 33 Members from 15 Nations and 10 Multinational organisations or companies

  11. Status • Meetings and Teleconferences • Nov 1, 2000; Dec 1, 2000; Jan 24, 2001, April 25, 2001 • Outreach • GSDI Website - updated, Global Geosearch added • GSDI Newsletter - First Newsletter completed for GSDI 5 • GSDI Representation at Conferences - Secretariat and Steering Committee participated in 8 Conferences and conducted 5 training sessions

  12. For More Informationwww.gsdi.orgor contact one of the Steering Committee Members listed on the website

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