Decision Support Systems and Global Spatial Data Infrastructure Working Group Decision Support Systems and the Global Spatial Data Infrastructure Working.

Decision Support Systems and Global Spatial Data Infrastructure Working Group

Decision Support Systems and the Global Spatial Data Infrastructure

Working Group Report

Presented by Mary-Ellen Feeney

GSDI-6, Budapest, Hungary, September 2002


Working Group Members• John Kelmelis, U.S. Geological Survey

• Mary-Ellen Feeney, University of Melbourne, Australia

• Santiago Borerro-Mutis, Instituto Geographico Agustin Codazzi, Colombia

• Dereck Clark, Directorate of Surveys and Mapping, South Africa

• Thomas Gunther, U.S. Geological Survey

• Ian Masser, International Institute for Geoinformation Science and Earth Observation, the Netherlands

• Uta Wehn de Montalvo, the Netherlands Organization for Applied Scientific Research

• Nancy Aguirre, Instituto Geographico Agustin Codazzi, Colombia


Questions

• What must be done to ensure global accessibility to information for decision making in near real time?

• What are the contributions of various organizations to achieve that vision?

• What is the contribution GSDI can make among these other players?

• How can we align the various players so there is a minimal duplication of effort and all required activities are accomplished?

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Methodology

• Literature Review

• Identify:– Requirements for a distributed DSS

– GSDI Goals

– Opportunities to meet GSDI Goals

• Compare: – Requirements, Goals, and Opportunities

• Operational approach: – Teleconferences and e-mail

• Request – Feedback on directions


Findings

Goal of GSDI:

Distributed DSS Requirements: Opportunities:

Comparison:


Findings: Goal of GSDI

• Articulate the operational environment needed to achieve Global SDI compatibility

• Help build globally compatible SDI capacity around the world

• Educate decision-makers on the benefits of GSDI inside and outside their borders

• Assure that different SDI related policies can be facilitated by the GSDI

• Advance the GSDI mission until a global SDI is achieved.


1. Problem Environment

2. Technical Environment

3. People Environment

Must Address Three Major Environments:




Findings: Distributed DSS Requirements

For Each…

…….who should do what?



Knowledge of biophysical and socioeconomic

systems

Science Management

of problems to be addressed

FieldsLocations

Disciplines

Application Areas



Knowledge of biophysical and socioeconomic

systems

Science

Scientific organizations – Academia,

Government Agencies, NGO’s (not for profit and for profit)

GSDI Role:

• Through its experience identify crucial processes that should be understood and report that to other institutions.

•Through its network encourage training.



Management

of problems to be addressed

Stakeholders –

communities, land management

organizations, resource managers, disaster managers... coordinating bodies(G.I. for Sustainable Development, etc.)

GSDI Role:

• Develop classification of types of problems to help people search for the solutions they need.

•Stimulate government policies to ensure access to information.



FieldsLocations

Disciplines

Application Areas

Application Stakeholders including scientists, economists, sociologists,

politicians, citizens

GSDI Role:

• Help prioritize areas of concentration so the greatest benefit could be achieved from the effort


Data

Models

Tools

Telecommunications, access, networks

Interface

Usability, adaptability, user interfaces

Usability, adaptability, user interfaces


Data Type, content, structure, format, Metadata, etc. (language,

DBMS, availability, volume…)Models Biophysical and socioeconomic processes, metadata, metamodels …GIS, statistics, mathematics, data

Tools mining, visualization, artificial intelligence, OLAP, warehousing etc.

Graphical User Interfaces, visual Interface programming languages, HTML,

XML, GML, web based technology

Telecommunications, access, networks



Type, content, format, metadata,

language, availability, volume

etc.

Data

Global Map (framework), UNGIWG, National Mapping Organizations,

ISO…..

GSDI Role:

• Work closely with standards organizations

•Increase dissemination of the Cookbook

•Promote and assist in implementing standards

•Promote example case studies



BiophysicalSocioeconomic

metadata and meta models

Models

Scientific Organizations – see “The Problem Environment – Science”

GSDI Role:

• Develop awareness of the value and application of interoperable models and the means of finding and using existing models

•Work with standards organizations to help develop model interoperability standards.



GIS, statistics, maths, AI, OLAP

visualization, warehousing etc.

Tools

Scientific Organizations – see “The Problem Environment – Science”

GSDI Role:

• Coordinate with standards setting organizations (OGIS etc.) and private industry

•Identify need for tools in developing countries

•Assist in specifying discovery and access systems



Private Industry, National Governments

GSDI Role:

• Encourage telecommunications sector to become involved in GSDI, NSDIs and related activities.

•Identify potential opportunities for their participation

•Describe needs in the literature and directly to the sector.

Access

Networks

Tele-communications



Private Industry, academia, government agencies

GSDI Role:

• Coordinate with standards setting organizations, private industry and users to recommend needs.

Graphical user interfaces, visual

programming languages,

HTML, XML, GML, web based

technology etc.

Interface



GSDI Role:

• Develop needs through contact with members and users,

•Make Recommendations to appropriate organizations.

Private Industry, academia, government agencies

Usability, adaptability,

user interfaces


StakeholdersPolicies Skills and Training

Decision perspective

Data

Access

Usabi

lity

Knowledge Exchange

Accountability

Use of Technology

Application of results…….

Who

Incentives…

Needs

Decision Makers

Decision Processes



Policies

Data

Access

Usabi

lity

Knowledge Exchange

Accountability


GSDI Role:

• Work with other organizations (GDIN, GISD, OGC, etc.) to identify needs and recommend standards.

Government, industry and other bodies must set the policies


Skills and Training

Use of Technology

Application of results…….


GSDI Role:

• Identify needs,

•Help develop course materials,

•Provide venue for training,

•Identify and exchange best practices,

•Help develop capacity.

Academic institutions, government agencies, World Bank, etc.


GSDI Role:

• Help identify target user needs,

•Encourage involvement (national, community, etc.),

•Help provide venue for communication,

•Help identify needs for telecommunications opportunities..

Stakeholders

Who

Incentives…

Needs


Other related groups (Global Map, GISD, …), Centre for Science and

Policy


Decision perspective

Decision Makers

Decision Processes


GSDI Role:

• Help identify best practices and, through GSDI, encourage their use.

•Training, workshops, etc.

Centre for Science and Policy, Selected Field projects, GISD


Next Steps

• Receive input/suggestions from GSDI

• Incorporate input and finalise draft document

• Submit for formal review

• Present to GSDI and publish

Decision Support Systems and Global Spatial Data Infrastructure Working Group Decision Support Systems and the Global Spatial Data Infrastructure Working.

Documents

group decision support

global accessibility

group findings goal

group report

group questions

gsdi mission

benefits of gsdi

contribution gsdi