DIN CEN/TR 15449-1:2014-01

This document supersedes DIN Technical Report CEN/TR 15449:2007-02. Various parts have been prepared during the revision: - Part 1: Reference model; - Part 2: Best practices; - Part 3: Data centric view; - Part 4: Service centric view; Part 5: Validation and testing (in preparation). This Part 1 of the Technical Report provides a reference model for a Spatial Data Infrastructure (SDI). It covers framework standards and identifies the relevant standards, technical specifications, technical reports and guidelines. This part provides a context model for the other parts of this Technical Report applying general architecture standards. The intended readership of this Technical Report are those people who are responsible for creating frameworks for SDIs, experts contributing to INSPIRE, experts in information and communication technologies and e-government that need to familiarise themselves with geographic information and SDI concepts, and standards developers and writers. The committee responsible for this standard is NA 005-03-03 AA "Kartographie und Geoinformation (SpA zu CEN/TC 287+ISO/TC 211)" ("Geographic Information (national mirror committee for CEN/TC 287 and ISO/TC 211)") at DIN.