Stakeholders Needs Requisite Analysis: Towards Croatian Marine Spatial Data Infrastructure Establishment

Marina Tavra ,Tea Duplančić Leder ,Vlado Cetl

doi:10.17559/tv-20160607222834

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https://doi.org/10.17559/tv-20160607222834

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Abstract

National Marine Spatial Data Infrastructure (MSDI) in the Republic of Croatia has not yet been implemented. This paper examines the requirements and needs of future MSDI stakeholders, using a multidisciplinary approach. The paper describes the testing procedures, how to use the interview method, survey and research results. Survey sample was made up of providers and users of marine spatial data in Croatia, considering also future MSDI stakeholders (government and private sector, research institutions and non-governmental organizations). The aim was to investigate the needs for the MSDI implementation, which in Croatia doesn’t exist at the moment. However, results of our research show that the need for this kind of infrastructure is very high and justified. Results and collected information arewill be the basis for creation of the MSDI geoportal prototype.

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Technology development brings a new dimension of requirements for effective management and the use of spatial data
The aim was to investigate the needs for the Marine Spatial Data Infrastructure (MSDI) implementation, which in Croatia does not exist at the moment
It implies that these respondents use terms related to spatial data in their everyday work, and because of that an unexpected fact was received, more than 50% of the respondents had never heard of INSPIRE before they took the questionnaire, which can be seen in Tab. 1

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Technology development (cloud computing, volunteered geographic information, big data, data mining, etc.) brings a new dimension of requirements for effective management and the use of spatial data. According to the Croatian State Geodetic Administration’s (SGA) dictionary, SDI is defined as "a set of technologies, policies, standards, implementation rules, services, human resources and other factors enabling efficient integration, management and maintenance of the sharing of spatial data" [1]. The SDI structure is made of spatial data, meta data, standards, catalogue and stakeholders cooperation [2]. The SDI serves as a basis for searching and gathering spatial data, and for assessment and use in all sections of society in national administration, commercial and non commercial sector and society itself [3]

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