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Mission and Objectives
The NSDI is a set of measurements, standards, specifications and
services within the framework of establishing e-government aimed at
enabling effective gathering, managing, transfer and usage of
georeferenced spatial data
NSDI encompasses the establishment of the following: a metadata
system, spatial data sets, spatial data services and networking
services and technology. Also it includes: agreements concerning
spatial data transfer, access and usage, coordination and
monitoring mechanisms, processes and procedures.
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Mission and Objectives
The main objective of NSDI is development of spatial data databases
and direct transfer of those data between state institutions, local
and regional self-government, public system and economy altogether
oriented towards user needs
NSDI concerns and is applied to spatial data in digital format
related to the territory of Croatia, the territorial sea and its
ecologically protected or economic zones
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Studies concerning NSDI produced for State Geodetic Administration
(SGA):
BloomInfo (2001): Review of EU requirements for Geographic
Information Infrastructure in Croatia - Final Report Volume I),
SGA, 2001
Con Terra, (2005): Study on Development of National Spatial Data
Infrastructure in Croatia, SGA, 2005
Geolink Consulting Ltd (2006): Croatia: National Spatial Data
Infrastructure and Inspire, SGA 2006
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Legal status
The Law gives definition of NSDI services, metadata, content of
metadata, spatial data and subjects that are obliged to participate
in its establishment and maintenance, and what is very important
gives institutional framework and defines NSDI bodies and their
responsibilities
At the time the Law was preparing, the proposal of Inspire
directive was published, so all articles defining NSDI are fully in
line with INSPIRE
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Spatial planning data
Environment protection data
Georeferenced statistical data
Land registry data
State administration bodies
Regional and local self-government bodies
Public systems fully or majority owned by the Republic of
Croatia
Natural person or legal entity entrusted with managing spatial data
by the public authorities
Natural person or legal entity who use the data and services
contained in the NSDI and offer public services based on this
data
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2007-05-31 (15 members)
The ministry responsible for environment protection and spatial
planning, the state administration body responsible for
e-government, the ministry responsible for defense, the ministry
responsible for land registry, the ministry responsible for
transport and communications, the ministry responsible for
agriculture, forestry and water management, the ministry
responsible for science and education, the ministry responsible for
the protection of cultural and natural heritage, the ministry
responsible for economy, the state administration body responsible
for State Survey and Real Property Cadastre, the state
administration body responsible for statistics, the Croatian
Hydrographic Institute, the Croatian Geodetic Institute, geodetic
and geoinformatics economic community, IT economic community,
Croatian Chamber of Architects and Civil Engineers
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Organisational structure
NSDI Committee is a permanent executive body for the establishment
of NSDI
Currently 7 members: 3 representatives of the NSDI Council, 2 State
Geodetic Administration representatives, the heads of working
groups
NSDI Working groups (2008)
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Funding
State budget through SGA as an SDI coordination body
Constitution of NSDI Secretary - organizational unit at SGA
(expected this year)
Public-Private Partnerships - through different projects ...
Co-operation model
Forerunner of NSDI portal is SGA geoportal
Spatial data themes defined in Inspire Annexes I and II are in
Croatia mostly under responsibility of the SGA
SGA is responsible for the establishment and maintenance of the
metadata public service on the Internet (through a geoportal), in a
way that enables NSDI subjects to interactively maintain the
spatial data included in NSDI
Metadata catalogue till 2010
In 1st phase five SGA’s datasets will be available free for preview
(WMS viewer) including web sales component
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Development
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Workshops organized by SGA
May 2007 - "Presentation of Swedish NSDI model" in cooperation with
Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency (SIDA) (May
2007)
September 2007 - "Presentation of Canadian NSDI model" in
cooperation with Natural Resources Canada and Canadian GeoProject
Centre
May 2008 - "Presentation of German NSDI model" in cooperation with
Deutsche Gesellschaft fuer Technische Zusammenarbeit (GTZ)
Faculty of Geodesy – new Bachelor and Masters curricula in Geodesy
and Geoinformatics (2006)
new subjects: Geoinformation infrastructure, ...
NSDI Publication – National Spatial Data Infrastructure in Republic
of Croatia (Nacionalna infrastruktura prostornih podataka u
Republici Hrvatskoj), SGA, May 2008
Croatian language
1000 copies
Informing the whole professional community directly involved in
NSDI establishment, on national, regional, local and business
level, as well as all users on undertaken activities and next
activities
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Conclusion
Legal framework
Organisational structure
Future tasks:
appointment of Contact Point with INSPIRE (EC)
enhancement of political support
capacity building
NSDI is still in development (... but we all know that NSDI is an
never-ending process ...)
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