Implementation of SDIs in the public and private sector : a comparison of opportunities and challenges
Schmid, Gesche & Anne Kemp
In order to meet the requirements of the Directive for the Infrastructure for spatial information in Europe (INSPIRE) adopted in 2007, the public sector is preparing to implement Spatial Data Infrastructures. Much of the INSPIRE contribution in 2008 focused on examples of implementing SDIs in the public sector but there has been little discussion of the implementation of SDIs in the private sector. Atkinns SDI is a private sector initiative that offers a fully integrated information management solution to facilitate the access and sharing of spatial data within one of the largest engineering and environmental consultancies in the UK. The SDI links spatial data to attribute information, CAD drawings and other related project information and makes these data accessible, shareable, visible and editable in a spatial context through one point of access via the web. The implementation of the SDI links data across offices worldwide and joins different disciplines and projects internally and externally. Despite these clear advantages there are challenges in encouraging take-up of the SDI both within the coThis paper makes a comparison between the implementation of spatial data infrastructures in the private and public sector and looks at business drivers, user requirements, technical and data management solutions, data sharing and licensing and the cultural and organisational challenges faced to encourage take-up and implementation of SDIs. The study is based on the experience of the authors working on SDI implementation in the public and private sector in the UK.mpany and among clients.
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