Spatial Data Infrastructure

- Spatial Data Infrastructures in Norway (Norge digitalt, geonorge.no) and in the world (INSPIRE, GSDI...)
- Geodata Policy and Plan (for a single organsation)
- The Law of Geodata
- Technology for geodata publishing using the Internet, including Geography Markup Language (GML), Web Map Server (WMS), Web Feature Server (WFS)
- Geospatial Clearinghouses and Metadata

After completing this course, students will understand the meaning of the term Spatial Data Infrastructures (SDI), know how SDI is organised in Norway and internationally, and also know what a "Geodata Policy and Plan" for an organisation should contain.
The students also will learn about and gain experience in the technology for distributing geographical information using the Internet.

Lectures, net based Learning activities, assignments