Towards the development of a strategy for a national spatial data infrastructure
In today's world of ever advancing technology the time is precisely right for investment in the development and implementation of a national spatial data infrastructure. This implies that all spatial data presently scattered in different departments and organisations are coordinated and shared....
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| author | Al-Shahrani, Abdullah M.R. |
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| description | In today's world of ever advancing technology the time is precisely right for investment in the development and implementation of a national spatial data infrastructure. This implies that all spatial data presently scattered in different departments and organisations are coordinated and shared. In the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia there are a number of different mapping and Geographic Information System (GIS) activities being implemented within various government organisations, each with its own merits. Certain research and pilot projects have also been carried out aiming to provide help and recommendations with regard to spatial data sharing and to promote awareness of the importance of spatial data to the Kingdom's development. However, there is an urgent need for a consolidation of effort to avoid the costly mistake of duplication of work; hence the need for a unified national spatial data infrastructure.
This research aims to develop a conceptual framework for a strategy for a national spatial data infrastructure (SNSDI) including its main components. A proposal is presented for a Saudi national spatial data infrastructure (which happens to have the same abbreviation - SNSDI) to consolidate isolated mapping and spatial data efforts in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia in place of the current practice of each agency acting independently.
This research project will hopefully provide a leadership role in developing a Kingdom-wide spatial data infrastructure. |
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| spelling | nottingham-110102025-02-28T11:10:46Z https://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/11010/ Towards the development of a strategy for a national spatial data infrastructure Al-Shahrani, Abdullah M.R. In today's world of ever advancing technology the time is precisely right for investment in the development and implementation of a national spatial data infrastructure. This implies that all spatial data presently scattered in different departments and organisations are coordinated and shared. In the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia there are a number of different mapping and Geographic Information System (GIS) activities being implemented within various government organisations, each with its own merits. Certain research and pilot projects have also been carried out aiming to provide help and recommendations with regard to spatial data sharing and to promote awareness of the importance of spatial data to the Kingdom's development. However, there is an urgent need for a consolidation of effort to avoid the costly mistake of duplication of work; hence the need for a unified national spatial data infrastructure. This research aims to develop a conceptual framework for a strategy for a national spatial data infrastructure (SNSDI) including its main components. A proposal is presented for a Saudi national spatial data infrastructure (which happens to have the same abbreviation - SNSDI) to consolidate isolated mapping and spatial data efforts in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia in place of the current practice of each agency acting independently. This research project will hopefully provide a leadership role in developing a Kingdom-wide spatial data infrastructure. 2002 Thesis (University of Nottingham only) NonPeerReviewed application/pdf en arr https://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/11010/1/246903.pdf Al-Shahrani, Abdullah M.R. (2002) Towards the development of a strategy for a national spatial data infrastructure. PhD thesis, University of Nottingham. GIS Geographic information systems spatial data spatial data infrastructure |
| spellingShingle | GIS Geographic information systems spatial data spatial data infrastructure Al-Shahrani, Abdullah M.R. Towards the development of a strategy for a national spatial data infrastructure |
| title | Towards the development of a strategy for a national spatial data infrastructure |
| title_full | Towards the development of a strategy for a national spatial data infrastructure |
| title_fullStr | Towards the development of a strategy for a national spatial data infrastructure |
| title_full_unstemmed | Towards the development of a strategy for a national spatial data infrastructure |
| title_short | Towards the development of a strategy for a national spatial data infrastructure |
| title_sort | towards the development of a strategy for a national spatial data infrastructure |
| topic | GIS Geographic information systems spatial data spatial data infrastructure |
| url | https://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/11010/ |