• Useful Links

    Here are some links to websites which will increase your knowledge of GIS standards. Something missing? Please let us know if you come across a link which you think should appear here
    • BSi
      British standards news, online catalogue, product services, management, inspection, history and membership information.
    • CEN/TC287
      Details of current European standards activities, including best practice workshops.
    • The Open Geospatial Consortium
      Abstract specifications, Best practice documents, Engineering reports, Discussion papers and change requests
    • FGDC National Geospatial Data Standards
      US Federal Geospatial Data Committee online presention about data standards.
    • International Standards Committee for GI (ISO/TC 211)
      Details of current standards developments
    • Geo standards Wiki
      This Wiki is run by the Geonovum Foundation in the Netherlands and provides a lot of useful information about GI Standards, the standards making process and many useful links.
    • UK Location
      UK Location is a UK pan-government initiative to improve the sharing & re-use of public sector location information. This site provides information about and links to all significant activities for the implementation of the UK Location Strategy & INSPIRE
    • INSPIRE
      European Commission’s site for the INSPIRE Directive which aims to create a European Spatial Data Infrastructure. All INSPIRE Implementing Rules, Data Specifications and Guidance information are available including many references to ISO & CEN standards.