NIPP - 21st NSDI workshop within the project "Capacity Building for the establishment of the NSDI"

The twenty-first in a series of NSDI workshops from the new cycle of workshops entitled "Inclusion of local and regional self-government units in the National Spatial Data Infrastructure" was held on February 4, 2021 as a virtual workshop through the Microsoft Teams platform. The workshop was organized by the State Geodetic Administration, and was intended for representatives of local and regional self-government units from the Virovitica-Podravina, Osijek-Baranja and Vukovar-Srijem counties. This workshop was attended by 54 participants from these areas together with SGA employees, and was held as part of the implementation of the project "Capacity Building for the establishment of NSDI".

The workshop was opened by Ljerka Marić, MSc, who on this occasion presented the SGA and the activities within its jurisdiction. In particular, she referred to the NSDI Act (56/13, 52/18, 50/20) which transposed the INSPIRE Directive into Croatian legislation, as well as the obligations arising from it. In addition, she stressed that the main goal of the above Act is to make spatial data within the jurisdiction of NSDI subjects available, which requires the cooperation of local and regional self-government units as NSDI subjects and the State Geodetic Administration. Those present were greeted also by Tomislav Ciceli, MSc, who presented the program of the 21st NSDI workshop, and then the project "Capacity building for the establishment of the NSDI" which is co-financed by the European Social Fund, within which this workshop was held. The goal of this project is to increase the number of NSDI subjects, and for this purpose a new cycle of workshops was launched, within which this NSDI workshop was held.

The picture shows Ljerka Marić, MSc, during the opening of the 21st NSDI workshop, held in the form of a webinar

The first lecture entitled “Introduction to NSDI; Anyone can easily find, understand and use spatial data" was held by Tomislav Ciceli, MSc. This lecture was dedicated to the ways of the establishment and requirements for the maintenance and further development of the NSDI. Considering modern technologies of spatial data collection, a large amount of spatial data (Big Data) is emphasized, the availability of which is needed in real time, which cannot be achieved by transfer via USB, DVD and similar devices, but it is necessary to develop interoperable network services that are mandatory for NSDI subjects under the NSDI Act.

The picture shows Tomislav Ciceli, MSc, during his lecture at the 21st NSDI workshop

This was followed by a short questionnaire in which participants answered questions about knowledge of the NSDI and spatial data from the jurisdiction of local and regional self-government units. The obtained answers showed that a large number of participants have not encountered NSDI so far, and that a large number of them do not use the NSDI Geoportal in their work. This result confirmed the need for holding a new cycle of workshops, in order to familiarize NSDI subjects with new NSDI products and their possibilities.

The picture shows the answers obtained to the 2nd question from the questionnaire. Out of a total of 32 answers received, 40.6% of participants have not encountered NSDI in their work so far.
The picture shows the answers obtained to the 10th question from the questionnaire. Out of a total of 32 responses, 56.3% of participants do not use the NSDI Geoportal in their work.

The questionnaire was followed by a lecture by Tanja Rodin, MSc, "NSDI Registers", which included an explanation of certain provisions of the NSDI Act that relate to the definitions of NSDI subjects as public authorities and the definitions of spatial data themselves. An overview of the framework list of spatial data topics under the jurisdiction of local and regional self-government units and the legal basis over them is given. These definitions are necessary in order to be able to clearly define the jurisdiction of NSDI subjects.

The picture shows Tanja Rodin, MSc, during her lecture at the 21st NSDI workshop

In the lecture "NSDI Metadata Catalog / NSDI Geoportal", Iva Gašparović, PhD, presented the constituent functionalities of the NSDI Geoportal which is established, maintained and developed by the State Geodetic Administration as the National Contact Point for NSDI. One of its constituent parts is the Metadata Catalog, the elements of which were explained in detail, so that NSDI subjects can successfully complete the final step in inclusion in the NSDI - registering spatial data sources from their jurisdiction to the NSDI.

The picture shows Iva Gašparović, PhD, during her lecture at the 21st NSDI workshop

Through the lecture "Network Services" Tanja Rodin, MSc, explained INSPIRE network services and the standards used in their implementation to ensure the interoperability of services, as well as the availability and up-to-dateness of spatial data, to which NSDI subjects are required under the NSDI Act.

The final lecture "GeoHrvatska" was held by Iva Gašparović, PhD, who presented the GeoHrvatska browser as a new product of the State Geodetic Administration, intended for citizens, which is currently in the trial phase.

21st NSDI WORKSHOP PROGRAM
TIME	AUTHORS AND PRESENTATION TITLES	FORMAT
10:00–10:05	Workshop opening (Ljerka Marć, MSc)
10:05–10:15	Introduction to the workshop (Ljerka Marić, MSc, and Tomislav Ciceli, MSc)	PDF
10:15–10:55	Introduction to the NSDI; Anyone can easily find, understand and use spatial data (Tomislav Ciceli, MSc)	PDF
10:55–11:10	Interaction with participants
11:10–11:30	NSDI Registers (Tanja Rodin, MSc)	PDF
11:30–11:40	Pause
11:40–12:05	NSDI Metadata Catalog/NSDI Geoportal (Iva Gašparović, PhD)	PDF
12:05–12:30	Network services (Tanja Rodin, MSc)	PDF
12:30–12:40	GeoHrvatska (Iva Gašparović, PhD)	PDF
12:40–13:00	Discussion
13:00	Workshop closing

Access to the NSDI website from which it is possible to download forms for the purposes of project implementation (all forms are in Croatian language).

21st NSDI workshop within the project "Capacity Building for the establishment of the NSDI"

The picture shows the answers obtained to the 2nd question from the questionnaire. Out of a total of 32 answers received, 40.6% of participants have not encountered NSDI in their work so far.

The picture shows the answers obtained to the 10th question from the questionnaire. Out of a total of 32 responses, 56.3% of participants do not use the NSDI Geoportal in their work.