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Extending the SDI Model to
Include the Marine Environment
There has been increased realisation globally of the need to improve marine and coastal
administration in terms of sustainable development. Marine and coastal areas are complex
both as fragile and unique ecosystems, and as areas with multiple and often conflicting
rights and interests. Australia is a profoundly maritime nation with 8% of our GDP coming
from marine industries, and 85% of the population living within 50km of the coast.
Spatial information is
recognised as critical to
underpin sustainable land
management. Many countries
are developing SDI to improve
coordination and sharing of
spatial information, but most of
these stop at the coastline.
Sustainable Development
Marine administration consists of many different activities, each of
which relies on access to spatial information. Currently marine
spatial data is collected on a sectoral and ad-hoc basis. An identified
problem in the marine and coastal environment is a lack of
coordination and sharing of spatial data.
Marine Policies
Planning &
Management
Marine
Development
Coastal
Management
Marine
Administration
Marine Use
Resource
Management
Institutional
Framework
Communications
SPATIAL DATA INFRASTRUCTURE
Coastal Zone
Oil & Gas Data
DB
DB
DB
DB
DB
DB
Navigation
Data
Land
Administration
System (includes
a cadastral
component)
Marine
Administration
System (includes
a cadastral
component)
Spatial Data Infrastructure
(includes cadastral data)
Researcher: Lisa Strain
Tel: 8344 4509
Email: [email protected]
Other Datasets
This research examines the concept, nature and components of SDI in the
marine and terrestrial environments. As the idea of marine SDI is developing,
it is often occurring as a separate initiative. The aim of this research is to
develop a ‘seamless’ SDI that can be used for sharing and exchange of spatial
data from marine, coastal and terrestrial environments.
Supervisor: Prof Ian Williamson
Tel: 8344 4431
Email: [email protected]
Centre for Spatial Data Infrastructures and Land Administration
Department of Geomatics, The University of Melbourne
Supervisor: Dr Abbas Rajabifard
Tel: 8344 0234
Email: [email protected]