NSDI in Croatia (NUTS level 1)

V. Cetl, M. Lapaine

UNIVERSITY OF ZAGREB

2009-02-05

FACULTY OF GEODESY

Mission and Objectives

The NSDI is a set of measurements, standards,

specifications and services within the framework
of establishing e-government aimed at enabling
effective gathering, managing, transfer and usage
of georeferenced spatial data
NSDI encompasses the establishment of the
following: a metadata system, spatial data sets,
spatial data services and networking services and
technology. Also it includes: agreements
concerning spatial data transfer, access and
usage, coordination and monitoring mechanisms,
processes and procedures.

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Mission and Objectives

The main objective of NSDI is development of

spatial data databases and direct transfer of those
data between state institutions, local and regional
self-government, public system and economy
altogether oriented towards user needs
NSDI concerns and is applied to spatial data in
digital format related to the territory of Croatia,
the territorial sea and its ecologically protected or
economic zones

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NSDI Preparation

Studies concerning NSDI produced for State

Geodetic Administration (SGA):

BloomInfo (2001): Review of EU requirements for

Geographic Information Infrastructure in Croatia Final Report Volume I), SGA, 2001
Con Terra, (2005): Study on Development of National
Spatial Data Infrastructure in Croatia, SGA, 2005
Geolink Consulting Ltd (2006): Croatia: National
Spatial Data Infrastructure and Inspire, SGA 2006

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Legal status

The first regulation on NSDI

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Legal status

Articles (84-94)

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Legal status

The Law gives definition of NSDI services, metadata, content of metadata, spatial data and subjects that are obliged to participate in its
establishment and maintenance, and what is very important gives institutional framework and defines NSDI bodies and their responsibilities
At the time the Law was preparing, the proposal of Inspire directive was published, so all articles defining NSDI are fully in line with INSPIRE

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Spatial data

Hydrographic data
Data concerning roads
Data about protected areas or objects
Spatial planning data
Environment protection data
Data from georeferenced registers (e.g. the cadastre)
Georeferenced statistical data
Geological, pedological and other specialized georeferenced data
Land registry data

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Partners in the NSDI (NSDI subjects)

State administration bodies

Regional and local self-government bodies
Public systems fully or majority owned by the Republic of Croatia
Natural person or legal entity entrusted with managing spatial data by the public authorities
Natural person or legal entity who use the data and services contained in the NSDI and offer public services based on this data

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Organisational structure

Three level
Communication, Coordination, Technical support

NSDI Council
Proposals

NSDI Committe

NSDI Coordination Body

State Geodetic Administration (SGA)
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Policies,
Decisions

Proposals

Policies,
Decisions

Special Interest
Groups
Working Groups
Projects
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Organisational structure

NSDI Council was appointed by the Government on

2007-05-31 (15 members)

The ministry responsible for environment protection and spatial planning, the state administration body responsible for e-government, the ministry responsible for defense, the ministry responsible for land registry, the ministry responsible for transport and communications, the ministry responsible for
agriculture, forestry and water management, the ministry responsible for science and education, the ministry responsible for the protection of cultural and natural heritage, the ministry responsible for economy, the state administration body responsible for State Survey and Real Property Cadastre, the state
administration body responsible for statistics, the Croatian Hydrographic Institute, the Croatian Geodetic Institute, geodetic and geoinformatics economic community, IT economic community, Croatian Chamber of Architects and Civil Engineers

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Organisational structure

NSDI Committee is a permanent executive body for the establishment of NSDI

NSDI Working groups (2008)

Currently 7 members: 3 representatives of the NSDI Council, 2 State Geodetic Administration representatives, the heads of working groups
WG Technical Standards
WG Spatial Data Sharing Policies

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Funding

State budget through SGA as an SDI coordination body

Constitution of NSDI Secretary - organizational unit at SGA (expected this year)
Public-Private Partnerships - through different projects ...

Co-operation
model

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Development

National NSDI portal (in development)

Forerunner of NSDI portal is SGA geoportal

Spatial data themes defined in Inspire Annexes I and II are in Croatia mostly under responsibility of the SGA
SGA is responsible for the establishment and maintenance of the metadata public service on the Internet (through a geoportal), in a way that enables NSDI subjects to interactively maintain the spatial data included in NSDI
Metadata catalogue till 2010
In 1st phase five SGAs datasets will be available free for preview (WMS viewer) including web sales component

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Development

www.geo-portal.hr ? (finished but not yet in public)

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Promotion of NSDI

Workshops organized by SGA

Faculty of Geodesy new Bachelor and Masters curricula in Geodesy and Geoinformatics (2006)

May 2007 - "Presentation of Swedish NSDI model" in cooperation with Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency (SIDA) (May 2007)
September 2007 - "Presentation of Canadian NSDI model" in cooperation with Natural Resources Canada and Canadian GeoProject Centre
May 2008 - "Presentation of German NSDI model" in cooperation with Deutsche Gesellschaft fuer Technische Zusammenarbeit (GTZ)
new subjects: Geoinformation infrastructure, ...

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Promotion of NSDI

NSDI Publication National Spatial Data Infrastructure in Republic of Croatia (Nacionalna infrastruktura prostornih podataka u Republici Hrvatskoj), SGA, May 2008

Croatian language
Promotion on 2008-06-26
1000 copies
Informing the whole professional community directly involved in NSDI establishment, on national, regional, local and business level, as well as all users on undertaken activities and next activities

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Conclusion

Top-down approach
Main activities are still on national level
Legal framework
Organisational structure
Promotion and education sharing of best practicies
Future tasks:

NSDI is still in development (... but we all know that NSDI is an never-ending process ...)

opera tiona l geo po rta l and extens io n to na tio nal SDI po rtal
appointment of Co nta ct Po int with INSP IRE (EC)
enhancement of political s uppo rt
pushing up SDI o n s ubna tional level
ca pa city building

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Thank you very much for your

attention!

vcetl@geof.hr, mlapaine@geof.hr

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