Ezra Dessers, Danny Vandenbroucke, Glenn, Vancauwenberghe, Lieselot Vanhaverbeke, Katleen Janssen & Joep Crompvoets. 129 p.
Spatial data (or geodata) have always been crucial for governments. The introduction of geographical information systems (GIS) represented a significant development in the handling of these data. The focus was initially on individual use within separate organisations, but we are now seeing an increasing shift towards the shared use and hence exchange of data across different organisations. In past years, various initiatives have therefore been taken to promote and optimise spatial data access, use and sharing. These initiatives are often referred to as a whole with the term spatial data infrastructure (SDI).
The research presented in this report forms part of the SPATIALIST project. The main objective of this project is to determine the requirements for the further development of a successful SDI in Flanders. In view of the complexity and multifaceted nature of an SDI, the research is multidisciplinary in its approach since the development of a properly functioning SDI requires work not just on the technological aspects, but also on the organisational, economic, legal and inter-organisational issues. By means of various research activities, the SPATIALIST project aims to identify these requirements so that recommendations can then be made about the future development of the SDI. As well as engaging in scientific research (Crompvoets et al., 2009), SPATIALIST also aims to feed into and stimulate the debate about the SDI in Flanders (Bouckaert and Crompvoets, 2009).
In 2008-2009, a SPATIALIST survey was undertaken. In this survey, a number of important spatial data flows within the Flemish public sector were recorded on the basis of a digital questionnaire. This descriptive study of the SDI network in Flanders offers an interesting overview of the role of the different organisations (as spatial data producer, distributor and/or user) and their relationships with one another in terms of spatial data flows (Crompvoets et al., 2009).
This report focuses in greater detail on concrete processes within the public sector in Flanders. These processes can be considered as chains within the SDI network. The research described in this report is oriented towards identifying factors that may influence the role of spatial data in concrete processes in the public sector as part of the SDI-network in Flanders. In order to achieve this, a number of cases are studied from different perspectives. A case is defined as a process between and within government organisations, in which spatial data are acquired, used and distributed. The first part of this report introduces the research framework. The second part describes the results of the address case. Further reports will follow at a later stage on the cases of traffic accidents and flood maps, and on the comparison between all the cases.
SAMENVATTING
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
INTRODUCTION
PART 1: RESEARCH FRAMEWORK
1. Conceptual research model
> 1.1. Network perspective on SDI
> 1.2. The unit of analysis: the process
> 1.3. The SDI configuration
> 1.3.1. Geomatics: standards
> 1.3.2. Public management: data policy
> 1.3.3. Sociology of organisations: organisational structures
> 1.3.4. Law: regulations and agreements
> 1.3.5. Economics: financing and pricing
> 1.3.6. Integration of disciplinary factors
> 1.4. SDI performance
> 1.4.1. SDI performance in the narrow sense: access, use, sharing
> 1.4.2. SDI performance in the broad sense: contribution to process performance
> 1.5. Summary
2. Research design
> 2.1. Introduction
> 2.2. Case selection
> 2.3. Descriptions of the cases
> 2.3.1. Spatial zoning plans
> 2.3.2. Traffic accidents
> 2.3.3. Addresses
> 2.3.4. Flood maps
> 2.4. The embedded cases
> 2.5. Interviews
> 2.6. Variables
> 2.6.1. Input
> 2.6.2. Throughput
> 2.6.3. Output
> 2.6.4. Context
> 2.6.5. SDI performance variables
> 2.7. Analysis
> 2.7.1. Disciplinary analyses
> 2.7.2. Interdisciplinary analysis
> 2.8. Validity and reliability of the research design
3. Summary
PART 2: CASE STUDY ADDRESSES
1. Introduction
2. The case of addresses
3. SDI configuration
> 3.1. Introduction
> 3.2. Input
> 3.2.1. Access policy
> 3.2.2. Degree of standardisation
> 3.2.3. Legal arrangements
> 3.2.4. Transaction costs
> 3.2.5. Summary
> 3.3. Throughput
> 3.3.1. Sub-process structure
> 3.3.2. Spatial data function in the sub-process structure
> 3.3.3. Degree of standardisation
> 3.4. Output
> 3.4.1. Distribution policy
> 3.4.2. Degree of standardisation
> 3.4.3. Financial arrangement
> 3.4.4. Summary
> 3.5. Context
> 3.5.1. Organisational structure
> 3.5.2. Spatial data function in the organisational function
> 3.5.3. Internal demands
> 3.5.4. Degree of standardisation
> 3.5.5. Privacy policy
> 3.5.6. Funding model
> 3.5.7. Summary
> 3.6. Conclusion
4. SDI performance
> 4.1. Introduction
> 4.2. Access, use and sharing
> 4.2.1. Efficiency of Access
> 4.2.2. Intensity of use
> 4.2.3. Degree of sharing
> 4.3. Contribution to sub-process performance
> 4.4. Relation between SDI performance in the narrow and in the broad sense
> 4.5. Conclusion
5. Disciplinary analyses of the SDI configuration and the SDI performance
> 5.1. Introduction
> 5.2. Geomatics
> 5.2.1. SDI configuration
> 5.2.2. Relation with SDI performance
> 5.3. Public management
> 5.3.1. Configuration
> 5.3.2. Performance
> 5.4. Sociology of organisations
> 5.4.1. SDI configuration
> 5.4.2. Relation with SDI performance
> 5.5. Law
> 5.5.1. SDI configuration
> 5.5.2. Relation with SDI performance
> 5.6. Economics
> 5.6.1. SDI configuration
> 5.6.2. Relation with SDI performance
> 5.7. Conclusion
6. Interdisciplinary analysis of the SDI configuration and the SDI performance
> 6.1. Introduction
> 6.2. Towards an overall performance assessment
> 6.3. Towards an interdisciplinary approach of SDI configurations
> 6.3.1. Input
> 6.3.2. Throughput
> 6.3.3. Output
> 6.3.4. Context
> 6.3.5. Summary
> 6.4. Discussion
> 6.5. Conclusion
GENERAL CONCLUSION
List of terms
Reference list
Annex 1: List of case study interviews (+ supporting interviews)
Annex 2: Explorative interview
Annex 3: List of departments |
