Drivers for SDI
nMost decision making place today
require spatial information.
(e.g. Disaster management,
transportation and communication,
public utilities and services, climate
change and a lot more….)
nThere is an increasing demand for
spatial data.
nBut, spatial data are expensive and
time-consuming to
produce.
nProblems of geo-information exchange
and sharing among
user community and various stakeholders
nNeed for efficiencies in information capture, management
and use
nNeed for common standards and protocols