Global Spatial Data Infrastructures (GSDI)
The Geospatial Data Act of 2018 requires FGDC coordinate with international organizations having an interest in the National Spatial Data Infrastructure (NSDI) or global spatial data infrastructures (GSDI.) The FGDC supports the development of Global Spatial Data Infrastructures (GSDI) to advance the use of geospatial data, information and services.
Global SDI activities make good business sense while they contribute to good governance. In this way FGDC ensures that the policies, procedures, standards, metadata, and related components that are developed within the U.S. are compatible with our neighbors’ as well as globally. The rationale for sharing geospatial information across city, county, and state boundaries applies to sharing across international boundaries as well. Watershed, ecosystem, and related boundaries do not stop at political borders. Moreover disasters, famine, poverty, diseases, and similar human issues do not stop at international boundaries. Global SDI's can help alleviate these problems by providing geospatial information and related services.
Key Objectives
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Interoperability - FGDC ensures that the policies, procedures, standards, metadata, and related components that are developed within the U.S. are compatible with our neighbors’ as well as globally.
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Access Global Geographic Data & Services - FGDC is working with international partners to make local-to-global geographic data and services discoverable and accessible for societal benefit.
Key Initiatives
- Global SDI Cooperation
- Group on Earth Observations (GEO) & Global Earth Observations System of Systems (GEOSS)
- Global Spatial Data Infrastructure Association
- United Nations Committee of Experts on Global Geospatial Information Management (UN-GGIM)
- Regional Spatial Data Infrastructure Development
- Inter-American SDI Cooperation
- AmeriGEO
- Pan American Institute of Geography and History
- UN-GGIM Americas
Annual Contributions
- 2016 GSDI Contributions
- 2017 GSDI Contributions
- 2018 GSDI Contributions
- 2019 GSDI Contributions
- 2020 GSDI Contributions
Resources