As a joint undertaking between the ASEAN Sub-Committee on Space Technology Applications (SCOSA), the Asian Institute of Technology (AIT) and the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA)Hosted by the Asian Institute of Technology, the AIT hosted the Workshop on Spatial Data Infrastructure (SDI) on 22-24 February 2007. The Workshop aimed to share the experience of the ASEAN Member Countries and Japan in the development of the national and regional SDI: the technology, policies, standards, and human resources necessary to acquire, process, store, distribute, and improve utilisation of geospatial data. It was attended by specialists representing national survey mapping and space technology agencies from Brunei Darussalam, Cambodia, Indonesia, Lao PDR, Malaysia, Philippines, Singapore, Thailand and Viet Nam. .

Resource persons from Australia, Japan, UNESCAP and AIT shared the latest concepts, developments and utilization of the SDI in Australia, Japan and other regions. In addition, the participants exchanged views on follow up activities and recommended, among others, that (i) all countries, which have not done so, shall conduct in-country consultations with relevant stakeholders in establishing the national SDI, (ii) more technical assistance be provided to some countries such as CLMV on various aspects of SDI; The resources under the Sentinel Asia Project could be tapped to support the activities, and (iii) to conduct the 2nd Workshop on SDI.

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