Proposal for a Spatial Data Infrastructure Standards Suite: SDI 1.0

Germany 3 The successful implementation of Internet-based spatial data infrastructures (SDI) requires the adoption of a compatible suite of standards to enable interoperability. The proliferation of new standards and new versions of old standards raises issues of dependency and compatibility that may impede the implementation of SDI architectures. This article proposes a suite of geospatial standards —SDI standards suite version 1.0 — to facilitate the description and acquisition of compatible technology for SDIs worldwide. The application of a common set of standards for SDIs may reduce life cycle costs, enhance interop-erability, decrease implementation risk, and improve services, particularly in the developing world. However, to date, no consistent guidelines exist to define the SDI standards baseline. design of the compilation are the exclusive property of ESRI and are protected under United States copyright law and the copyright laws of the given countries of origin and applicable international laws, treaties, and/or conventions. Any use of the text contained in the individual articles in contradiction of the Creative Commons License, Attribution 2.5, requires express permission in writing by the authors of the article.