A Technical Framework for GSDI
Hypothesis: Technical mechanisms can reduce the number of policy issues that must be addressed
The technical framework should:
- "Ensure access to appropriate information and delivering data to users fit for their purpose without undue impediment".
The technical framework should include (at least):
- a useable, extensible metadata standard
- a data cataloging and access mechanism (complete with e-commerce capabilities)
- an ever increasing set of value-added services made accessible via common or federated computing infrastructures
This framework might be called the “GSDI Interoperability Framework”