Governance
We collaborate with county and state government, the private sector, academia and non profits to unlock geospatial data.
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seamlessly
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national geospatial ecosystem
NSDI Strategy 2025 – 2035
Advancing our national geospatial infrastructure through collaboration
Delivering highly responsive, timely, dependable, and interoperable public and private geospatial data, applications, and services that provide knowledge on demand and actionable insights to address local, regional, national, and global challenges.
Why Modernization Matters
The FGDC and its public and private sector stakeholders have been working to realize a NSDI since 1994. Together we have made great progress but its still not enough. To really achieve success and drive economic benefit for the nation we must create new and innovative partnerships, leverage new technologies, find more efficient ways to develop, maintain and integrate national datasets, and we must deliver the right information at the right time in the right place.
SDI Impact
By modernizing our national SDI not only do we advance technologies and foster collaboration across sectors, we also drive innovation, improve services, and enhance lives nationwide establishing a next-gen digital infrastructure that benefits everyone.
20+
SDI Organizations Globally
50+
NSDI’s Globally
$133 billion
Value of US Geospatial Market (2023)
NSDI Modernization project
focus areas
The NSDI Modernization Program seeks to maximize the value of geospatial through governance, data & technology and learning fostering data sharing, innovation, and the development of best practices. Read more about these focus areas below.
Data & Technology
We collaborate with technology providers, software companies and standards bodies to drive interoperability.
Learning
We collaborate with educational establishments, academia and professional associations to upskill our workforce.
