2011-02-03
The concept of SDIs reside in “working smarter, not harder” by re-using data, technical capabilities, skills, intellectual effort and capital, through sharing the costs of people, technology and infrastructure. SDIs rely on the development of policies, technologies, data, common standards, standard practices, protocols and specifications. The SDI main concept is to move spatial data into Web environment and to use Web services for building network of distributed Geoportals. Using new methods of digital cartography enables to go beyond linguistic frontiers. The European INSPIRE Directive adopted in March 2006 defines the standards for future European SDI. With implementation of INSPIRE initiative, there will be strong need for capacity building and transfer of experience among architects, spatial planners, European Regions and municipalities.
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