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The need for a Coastal Spatial Data Infrastructure (CSDI) as part of a national or regional framework has been recognized widely. However, as reported for example by Longhorn (2003), few nations have progressed significantly towards this goal. This chapter re-examines the implementation of CSDI and what it means to data custodians and end users. It provides a practical example of how the UK is creating a topographical baseline of data that includes inter-operable data from the Ordnance Survey (land) and the UK Hydrographic Office (sea) as part of achieving its own data infrastructure.
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Osborne, M.J., Pepper, J. (2010). Creating Marine Spatial Data Infrastructure for the UK. In: Green, D. (eds) Coastal and Marine Geospatial Technologies. Coastal Systems and Continental Margins, vol 13. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4020-9720-1_5
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