This initial version of an SDI cookbook for New Zealand has been developed to provide guidance for the early stages of implementing a national SDI. These chapters are based on what is currently known about the elements typically underpinning SDIs and guided by developments and experiences in jurisdictions internationally.

This document has been developed along the lines of other geospatial reference documents like the GSDI cookbook. The chapters can be read individually, or in whichever order suits the reader.

This cookbook will grow and change with your feedback, and as we get more information. To help you keep track of the most recent version if printing or saving the full PDF, the version number on the front of the document will be updated as the document changes.

Download the hard copy of the cookbook Version 1.1 (PDF 979KB) - this PDF excludes chapter 6 which is html only.

You can view the individual chapters here:

• Preface
• Introduction
• 1. Data Stewardship and Custodianship Responsibilities
• 2. Introduction to SDI Standards
• 3. Making Data Accessible: Characteristics of a Provider Node
• 4. Making Data Able to be Found: Characteristics of a Catalogue Node
• 5. Using Data Efficiently: How can my Organisation use SDI? - Participating in Spatial Data Infrastructure
• 6. How Existing Systems and Products can Contribute to SDI
• Feedback and Queries
• Terms

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