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The Academic SDI—Towards understanding spatial data infrastructures for research and education

Author: Coetzee, S ; Steiniger, S ; Köbben, B ; Iwaniak, A ; Cooper, Antony K Date: May 2017 The demand for geospatial data across different disciplines and organisations has led to the development and implementation of spatial data infrastructures (SDI) and the theory and concepts behind them. An SDI is an evolving concept about ... Read more
Adding temporal data enhancements to the advanced spatial data infrastructure platform

Author: Sibolla, B ; van Zyl, T ; McFerren, G ; Hohls, D Date: Oct 2014 Users of Spatial Data Infrastructure (SDI) increasingly require provision to data holdings beyond the traditional static raster, map or vector based data sets within their organisations. The modern GIS practitioner and Spatial Data Scientist ... Read more
Assessment of spatial data infrastructures

Author: Cooper, Antony K ; Van Huyssteen, Elsona ; Das, S ; Coetzee, M ; Mans, Gerbrand G Date: Jul 2014 A Spatial Data Infrastructure (SDI) is an evolving concept, essentially consisting of policies, institutional arrangements, Geographical Information Systems (GISs), data bases, networks, Web services and portals to facilitate and coordinate ... Read more
Capacitating local governments for the digital earth vision: Lessons learnt from the role of municipalities in the South African spatial data infrastructure

Author: Siebritz, LA ; Desai, A ; Coetzee, S ; Cooper, Antony K Date: Nov 2021 The Digital Earth vision foresees the availability and accessibility of geospatial information to achieve the goals of sustainable development, economic growth and social well-being. In the case of urban areas, upto-date geospatial information ... Read more
Collaborative custodianship through collaborative cloud mapping: Challenges and opportunities

Author: Coetzee, S ; Du Preez, J ; Behr, FJ ; Cooper, Antony K ; Odijk, M ; Vanlishout, S ; Buyle, R ; Jobst, M ; Chauke, M ; Fourie, Nicolene ; Schmitz, P ; Erwee, F Date: Jul 2019 Collaborative custodianship refers to an arrangement where a number of custodians work together to produce integrated datasets for a spatial data infrastructure (SDI), e.g. local authorities contributing address or street data to a national ... Read more
A comparative analysis of stakeholder roles in the spatial data infrastructures of South Africa, Namibia and Ghana

Author: Sinvula, KM ; Coetzee, S ; Cooper, Antony K ; Owusu-Banahene, W ; Nangolo, E ; Rautenbach, V ; Hipondoka, M Date: Mar 2017 Spatial data infrastructures (SDIs) at various levels (global, regional national, local and corporate) are being developed by and in countries around the world. We assess here the SDI developments in three African countries, Ghana, Namibia ... Read more
A description of spatial data infrastructure stakeholders in Ghana using the ICA model

Author: Owusu-Banahene, W ; Mensah, F ; Coetzee, S ; Cooper, Antony K ; Rautenbach, V ; Sinvula, KM ; Nangolo, E ; Hippondoka, M Date: Nov 2013 The National Framework for Geospatial Information Management (NAFGIM) was a spatial data infrastructure (SDI) initiative in Ghana which started around the year 2000. NAFGIM was developed as an integral part of a national effort to manage ... Read more
Developing a modelling for the spatial data infrastructure

Author: Hjelmager, J ; Delgado, T ; Moellering, H ; Cooper, Antony K ; Danko, D ; Huet, M ; Aalders, HJGL ; Martynenko, A Date: Jul 2005 The Commission on Spatial Data Standards of the International Cartographic Association (ICA) is working on defining spatial models and technical characteristics of a Spatial Data Infrastructure (SDI). To date, this work has been restricted ... Read more
Draft position paper on CSI and SASDI

Author: Cooper, Antony K ; Eloff, C ; Schmitz, PMU Date: Aug 2010 This position paper was drafted shortly after the first meeting of the Committee for Spatial Information (CSI), because it was obvious from that first meeting that most of the members of the CSI had little knowledge of spatial data infrastructures ... Read more
Evaluating a public sector organisation for SDI readiness – the case of a South African government department

Author: Hlela, S ; Coetzee, S ; Cooper, Antony K Date: Sep 2016 Spatial data infrastructure (SDI) facilitates the collection and sharing of geographic information developed by different organisations. As a result, SDI initiatives are occurring in different countries. Various government departments are ... Read more
Expanding the ICA model of stakeholders in a spatial data infrastructure (SDI)

Author: Cooper, Antony K ; Coetzee, S ; Rapant, P ; Iwaniak, A ; Hjelmager, J ; Moellering, H ; Huet, M ; Sinvula, K Date: Jul 2019 No mapping agency can expect to capture and process entirely by itself, all the geospatial data needed for its products. The agency needs data sets from elsewhere and workflows and protocols for creating its various products. Unsurprisingly, ... Read more
Exploring the impact of a spatial data infrastructure on value-added resellers and vice versa

Author: Cooper, Antony K ; Coetzee, S ; Rapant, P ; Laurent, D ; Danko, DM ; Iwaniak, A ; Peled, A ; Moellering, H ; Düren, U Date: Aug 2013 A spatial data infrastructure (SDI) is an evolving concept for facilitating, coordinating and monitoring the exchange and sharing of geospatial data and services. In earlier work, we developed a formal model for an SDI from the Enterprise, ... Read more
Exploring the potential suitability of an SDI model in context of the National Spatial Data Infrastructure (NSDI) of Namibia

Author: Sinvula, KM ; Coetzee, S ; Cooper, Antony K ; Hipondoka, M Date: Oct 2012 During the 1990s Namibia marked the introduction and acceptance of desktop Geographical Information System (GIS) technology into various sectors at national, regional and local community levels. This technology quickly disseminated across ... Read more
An exposition of the nature of volunteered geographical information and its suitability for integration into spatial data infrastructures

Author: Cooper, Antony K Date: Jul 2016 This thesis presents an analysis of the nature of volunteered geographical information (VGI) and on its applicability for use in a spatial data infrastructure (SDI) to supplement official and commercial sources, particularly given the ease ... Read more c b
Perceptions of virtual globes, volunteered geographical information and spatial data infrastructures

Author: Cooper, Antony K ; Coetzee, S ; Kourie, DG Date: 2010 The Internet has spawned the development of virtual communities or virtual social networks which generate and share information with one another, and with the public at large. Voluntereerd geographical information (VGI) refers to user-generated ... Read more
A review of the ICA model of stakeholders in a spatial data infrastructure (SDI)

Author: Cooper, Antony K ; Coetzee, Serena ; Moellering, H ; Rapant, P ; Crompvoets, J ; Hjelmager, J ; Delgado, T ; Iwaniak, A ; Kaczmarek, I Date: Aug 2023 The Commission on SDI & Standards (and its predecessors) of the International Cartographic Association (ICA) has developed formal models of a spatial data infrastructure (SDI), using the viewpoints of the Reference Model for Open Distributed ... Read more
SDI past, present and future: A review and status assessment

Author: Harvey, F ; Iwaniak, A ; Coetzee, S ; Cooper, Antony K Date: May 2012 A spatial data infrastructure (SDI) is an evolutionary concept related to the facilitation and coordination of the exchange and sharing of spatial data and services. Since its initial use, the SDI concept has shifted its focus from data sharing ... Read more
The South African Spatial Data Infrastructure – Where are the Municipalities?

Author: Siebritz, LA ; Desai, A ; Cooper, Antony K ; Coetzee, S Date: 2022 Many municipalities in South Africa, especially those in rural areas, do not have the resources to maintain the geospatial information required to deliver essential services. Conversely, National Geo-spatial Information (NGI), the national ... Read more
Spatial data infrastructures (SDIs) and observatories for spatial analysis

Author: Cooper, Antony K Date: Nov 2013 This policy note highlights some issues concerning spatial data infrastructures (SDIs) and similar systems in South Africa, which aim at providing integrated, harmonized, quality geospatial data sets readily, quickly and affordably to users. ... Read more
Towards an international address standard

Author: Coetzee, S ; Cooper, Antony K ; Lind, M ; Wells, MM ; Yurman, SW ; Wells, E ; Griffiths, N ; Nicholson, MJ Date: Feb 2008 The authors present a comparison of current address-related standards, highlighting their commonalities and differences. Drawing from current experiences with these standards, they highlight the benefits of an international address standard ... Read more

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