Creation of an NSDI strategy - Case Study Croatia

This paper gives an overview of research conducted in Croatia to recognize the needs and expectations of spatial data producers and users at national level in the process of improvement of the existing NSDI. The results of the research make groundwork for creating an NSDI vision and an efficient national improvement strategy. For building such a strategy, a general model of improvement was devised, applicable in Croatia and in countries with similar circumstances. There are no two identical NSDIs in the world and it is important that each country, at national level, develops a strategy by itself, whereby experiences from countries with a developed NSDI can be of great help.