Rotterdam: 5 August 2009

The Global Spatial Data Infrastructure Association (GSDI) has published GSDI 11 conference the papers and presentations. The international conference titled: Spatial Data Infrastructure Convergence: Building SDI Bridges to Address Global Challenges took place in Rotterdam from the 15 to 19 June 2009. The GSDI 11 Conference incorporated the third INSPIRE Conference.

Also published (under creative commons) is an electronic book titled: SDI Convergence - Research, Emerging Trends, and Critical Assessment. Two of the papers included in the book refer directly to the re-use of public sector information:

1. Public Sector Geo Web Services: Which Business Model Will Pay for a Free Lunch? Frederika Welle Donker
2. Standard Licences for Geographic Information:the Development and Implementation in Local Government in Italy L. Garretti, S. Griffa, R. Luca` and M.T. Lopreiato

References

Title: SDI Convergence - Research, Emerging Trends, and Critical Assessment

Editors: B. van Loenen, J.W.J. Besemer, J.A. Zevenbergen

Date: June 2009, Delft

ISBN: 978 90 6132 310 5

Pages: 288

Contents

Foreword

Peer Review Board for SDI Convergence: Research, Emerging Trends, and Critical Assessment

1. Spatial Data Infrastructure Convergence. B. van Loenen, J. Besemer and J. Zevenbergen
2. The Potential of a National Atlas as Integral Part of the Spatial Data Infrastructure Exemplified by the New Dutch National Atlas. M-J. Kraak, F. Ormeling, B. KoÅNbben and T. Aditya
3. Development and Deployment of a Services Catalog in Compliance with the INSPIRE Metadata Implementing Rules. J. Nogueras-Iso, J. Barrera, A.F. RodriÅLguez, R. Recio, C. Laborda and F.J. Zarazaga-Soria
4. Public Sector Geo Web Services: Which Business Model Will Pay for a Free Lunch? F. Welle Donker
5. Standard Licences for Geographic Information: the Development and Implementation in Local Government in Italy. L. Garretti, S. Griffa, R. Luca` and M.T. Lopreiato
6. Legal Simcity; Legislative Maps and Semantic Web SupportingConflict Resolution. R. Peters, R. Hoekstra, T. van Engers and E. Hupkes
7. Power and Privacy: the Use of LBS in Dutch Public Administration. C. van Ooijen and S. Nouwt
8. Harmonising and Integrating Two Domain Models Topography. J. Stoter, W. Quak and A. Hofman
9. An Analysis of Technology Choices for Data Grids in a Spatial Data Infrastructure. S. Coetzee and J. Bishop
10. SDI and Metadata Entry and Updating Tools. A. Rajabifard, M. Kalantari and A. Binns
11. A Prototype Metadata Tool for Land Use Change and Impact Models – a Case Study in Regional Victoria, Australia. S. Williams, C. Pettit, D. Hunter and D. Cherry
12. Implementation of Recent Metadata Directives and Guidelines in Public Administration: the Experience of Sardinia Region. L. Manigas, M. Beneventi, L. Corvetto, R. Vinelli and M. Melis
13. An Integrated Framework for the Implementation and Continuous Improvement of Spatial Data Infrastructures. A. Toomanian and A. Mansourian
14. The Value Chain Approach to Evaluate the Economic Impact of Geographic Information: Towards a New Visual Tool. E. Genovese, S. Roche and C. Caron
15. Evaluation of Spatial Information Technology Applications for Mega City Management. S. Boos and H. Mueller
16. Local Government and SDI – Understanding their Capacity to Share Data. K. McDougall, A. Rajabifard and I. Williamson
17. Changing Notions of a Spatial Data Infrastructure. I. Masser
18. Cooperation – a Key Factor for Sustainable Spatial Data Infrastructure. O. Olsson
19. Seamless SDI Model - Bridging the Gap between Land and Marine Environments. S. Vaez, A. Rajabifard and I. Williamson
20. The RRR Toolbox: a Conceptual Model for Improving Spatial Data Management in SDIs. R. Bennett and A. Rajabifard
21. Building SDI Bridges for Catchment Management. D. Raj Paudyal, K. McDougall and A. Apan

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