Collaboration means fostering partnerships and collaboration among stakeholders involved in the development, maintenance, and use of spatial data. Collaboration helps leverage resources, reduce costs, share expertise, and avoid duplication of efforts.
All sectors, whether government, private sector, non-profit or academia as well as professionals and students have a role to play in the the success of the NSDI.
We will work to bring together interested parties from within the geospatial sector and beyond to participate in the planning and execution of a modernized NSDI.
An NSDI Advisory Council
The Advisory Council comprising a panel of global geospatial experts from both the public and private sector will provide expert guidance and strategic direction to the NSDI modernization program by:
- Strategic Guidance: Offer expert advice on the strategic direction of the NSDI Modernization Program.
- Collaboration: Facilitate collaboration among geospatial organizations.
- Formulating guiding principles: Establish ethical and operational principles for data sharing, access, and use within the NSDI, considering issues such as data sovereignty, privacy, and intellectual property rights.
- Identifying key priorities and challenges: Analyze global trends and needs to identify priority areas for NSDI development, including data themes, technology gaps, and capacity building needs.
- Recommending policies and strategies: Propose policies and strategies for promoting data interoperability, capacity building, and efficient data sharing
- Monitoring and evaluation: Provide guidance on monitoring and evaluating the effectiveness of the NSDI program and recommend adjustments as needed.