290148 VO Spatial Data Infrastructures: Local, Regional and Global Aspects (2018S)

The objective of the course is to develop an understanding of technological, organizational and human components of SDI, the role of SDI in information/knowledge-based societies, the importance and relations with cartography and geo-informatics, and its role in (possibly) better global, regional and local policies. The potential of SDI for a spatially enabled society, SDI and other GI projects will be discussed as well.

The main European and global spatial data projects, such as COPERNICUS, INSPIRE, Global Map, GSDI, Digital Earth, Future Earth, UN Geographic Database and UN-GGIM (United Nations Global Geospatial Information Management) will be analyze and selected projects and efforts observed (like Digital Earth or Smart Cities).

Attention is also paid to the use of geographic information from volunteers (VGI-volunteer geographic information) and as well as from the social media (SMGI) and potentials and possibilities of their integration into SDIs.

Future of SDI in Big Data era will be observed.

Method
Each of the aims will be commented at the time of lecture and later discuss with audience. For special topics students will prepare short written opinions.