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GDMchecklist 2023

The document provides a checklist for geospatial data management. It covers topics such as spatial data infrastructure components and principles, metadata, system architecture, data quality, GIS internet services and technologies, and the role of GIS in extreme events. The checklist contains over 40 questions to consider across these topics related to managing geospatial data and developing spatial data infrastructure.

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GDMchecklist 2023

The document provides a checklist for geospatial data management. It covers topics such as spatial data infrastructure components and principles, metadata, system architecture, data quality, GIS internet services and technologies, and the role of GIS in extreme events. The checklist contains over 40 questions to consider across these topics related to managing geospatial data and developing spatial data infrastructure.

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Checklist for Geospatial data Management

1 Overview to Information Situation


1.1 Institutions and spatial data
1.2 Explain the different problems related with spatial data
1.3 Explain the benefits of sharing spatial data or the need for SDI
1.4 What is SDI?
1.5 What are the components of SDI?
1.6 Explain each component of SDI
1.7 Principles of geospatial partnership
1.8 Who are the actors in SDI development?
1.9 Consider the case of local level administration such as Town or District that you know to
discuss the following issues:
 What institutions exist in the administration area requiring any type of geographic
information?
 What are the major types of geographic information that they need for their activities?
 Which institutions can be potentially responsible as collector/provider of information?
 Which institutions can be grouped as user?
 What are the potential sources of the geographic data?

2 Spatial Data Infrastructure


2.1 List the advantage of SDI ( or what is the reason for establishing SDI?)
2.2 What are the different types / levels of SDI? Explain each of them
2.3 Explain the scope of SDI
2.4 What factors lead to the application of SDI?
2.5 List some important example of SDI Stakeholders (Ministry/Agency) under the Ethiopian
context
2.6 List the contents of a data sharing policy

3 Metadata
3.1 Define metadata
3.2 Explain the uses of metadata
3.3 List the recommended minimum metadata elements; explain each of them
3.4 What are Metadata Standards and Schemas?
3.5 List the main types of standards / schemas? Which schema/standard is appropriate for
spatial data?
4 System architecture
4.1 Draw and explain the the general schema of a Spatial Data Infrastructure
4.2 List the main components following the general architecture of SDI. Explain each
component.
4.3 What is interoperability in GIS? Support you explanation with example
4.4 List the software components to build open source based SDI
4.5 Data elements
 List the two groups of data elements. Explain the difference/s between them
 Explain the value domain in connection with the common data element
4.6 Client Server Architecture
 What does the client server architecture refers to?
 What is/are the function/s of the client in such type of the client server architecture?
 Which type of architecture is used in SDI?
 What is the reason for selecting client server architecture for SDI?

5 Spatial data quality


5.1 List categories of spatial data quality
5.2 Explain the following terms related with spatial data quality
 Data completeness
 Data Precision
 Data accuracy
 Data Consistency.
5.3 Explain the how a data quality is assessed using different evaluation techniques by
different users.
5.4 List the sources of spatial data discrepancy
5.5 Explain each of the sources of spatial data discrepancy
5.6 What are the sources for quality requirements
5.7 Data quality elements
 What are data quality? (What do data quality elements describe)
 GIS data has different components to its quality. What are these components as defined
by the International Organization for Standardization (ISO)? Explain each of them.
5.8 Accuracy and precision
 What is the difference between accuracy and precision? Support your answer using
diagram
 What are the sources of inaccuracy and imprecision in GIS data
 List types of errors in GIS data
 Explain each types of errors. Support your answer with diagram / example
6 GIS Internet Services and SDI Technologies
6.1 What are the elements that the developers and users of SDIs deal ?
6.2 Explain the following terms
 Internet
 World Wide Web
 Web GIS
6.3 What are the components of Web GIS?
6.4 Explain the general Web GIS architecture
6.5 List the different categories of software required for web GIS. List the widely used
commercial and open source / free software under each category
6.6 Explain the Free and Open Source Software (FOSS) Architecture (OpenGeo) of web
mapping. Support your answer with diagram/example.
6.7 Explain the ArcGIS based architecture of web mapping. Support your answer with
diagram/example.
6.8 What is GeoPortal?
6.9 List some of the most popular SDIs
6.10 What are standards and why are they important in global partnership related to spatial
data?

7 GIS and its role in extreme events / ethical issues


7.1 What is/are the positive role/s / contribution/s of GIS in extreme events?
7.2 What is/are the negative role/s / contribution/s of GIS in extreme events?
7.3 Give examples of ethical aspects of GIS that you have to consider when dealing/working
with data?

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