GSDI

The mission of the GSDI Association is to: • serve as a point of contact and effective voice for those in the global community involved in developing, implementing and advancing spatial data infrastructure concepts, • foster spatial data infrastructures that support sustainable social, economic, and environmental systems integrated from local to global scales, and • promote the informed and responsible use of geographic information and spatial technologies for the benefit of society. The goals of the GSDI Association are to • support the establishment and expansion of local, national, and regional (multi nation) spatial data infrastructures that are globally compatible, • provide an organization to foster international communication and collaborative efforts for advancing spatial data infrastructure innovations, • support interdisciplinary research and education activities that advance spatial data infrastructure concepts, theories and methods; • enable better public policy and scientific decision making through spatial data infrastructure advancements; • promote the ethical use of and access to geographic information; • foster spatial data infrastructure developments in support of important worldwide needs.