Improving the availability of spatial data

citizen and private sectors

Promoting the introduction of spatial data as a part of citizenship skil
ls
Improving the usability of spatial data and its combinability with other data
make citizen engagement
Communicating about the utilisation opportunities of spatial data
The role of the private and non governmental sectors
Making mapping accessible to the masses
The future role of the private sector
The future role of Volunteered Geographic Information (VGI) and crowdsou
rced geospatial information

Developing the highest level education in spatial data sector

Producing data collected as open data
The public sector spatial data operators are required to
hand over the data they have collected for further utilisation.
This requires that the data has been described
and provided with necessary metadata. The authorities
will also need to implement web and download services.
Complying with standards in implementation
Application of international spatial data standards and
compliance with the Public Administration Recommendations
(JHS) related to them will gain importance
once data is opened and linked with data collected by
other parties. The Inspire directive also has a requirement
of complying with data models. For public sector
operators compliance with standards is mandatory
while for companies it is a necessity dictated by the
markets.