Spatial Data Infrastructure SDI InABox a Footprint to

Spatial Data Infrastructure (SDI) In-A-Box, a Footprint to Deliver Geospatial Data through Open Source Applications Free and Open Source Software for Geospatial Victoria, British Columbia September, 2007

Presentation Outline • Introduction to NFIS/CFSNet • What is SDI-In-A-Box • SDI In-A-Box Benefits • The Pieces of SDI • Conclusion

NFIS

CFSNet The CFSNet initiative is designed to provide an infrastructure supporting Webbased access, analysis, synthesis, reporting and distribution of Canadian Forest Service information holdings on a distributed network of servers.

NFIS CFSNet Interoperability

What is SDI In-A-Box is an initiative designed to provide an infrastructure supporting Web-based access, analysis, synthesis, reporting and distribution of information holdings on a distributed network of servers. The infrastructure adheres to the Canadian Geospatial Data Infrastructure (CGDI) initiative and international standards such as Open Geo. Spatial Consortium (OGC) and World Wide Web Consortium (W 3 C). SDI In-A-Box consists of a carefully configured footprint that harnesses the power of open source software to aid in the publishing, sharing, and analysis of Information holdings from node to node.

What is SDI In-A-Box cont… SDI In-A-Box encompasses a set of business practices, the most important of which include: – Adherence to international standards – Provision of robust security – Minimal impact on existing business practices – Provision of custodial recognition – Open source and free distribution of code/software

Who is using SDI In-A-Box The aim of [SDI] In A Box is to assist in deployment a national information infrastructure to leverage and safeguard information assets of [SDI] In A Box partners in support of science and policy mandate including sustainable forest management. SDI In-A-Box is being used in a production environment at the following locations: – – – – – Atlantic Forestry Centre (Fredericton) Corner Brook Office (Corner Brook) Laurentian Forestry Centre (Sainte-Foy) Great lakes Forestry Centre (Sault Ste. Marie) Northern forestry Centre (Edmonton) Pacific Forestry Centre (Victoria) Headquarters (Ottawa) Nova Scotia Provincial Government Prince Edward Island Provincial Government Newfoundland provincial Government

Applications Included in SDI The SDI In A Box footprint contains applications that are fully compliant with CGDI including: – – – Apache 2. 0. 49 Jakarta Tomcat 5. 5. 20 Java JDK 1. 5. 0. 11 UMN Mapserver 4. 10. 1 Chameleon 2. 0 GDAS 0. 9. 1 DACS 1. 3 Post. GIS Linux Virtual Server Project Web. Calc Drupal (coming soon)

Applications Included in SDI The following open source utilities are also included: PHP Geospatial Data Abstraction Library (GDAL) OGR Simple Feature Library Curl Open. SSL Libgeotiff Stunnel GD Graphics Library Libpng Libtiff

DACS In Brief DACS is a general purpose, distributed system that combines Single Sign-on capability and access control for web based resources. - Any static or computational resource available through a Web server using HTTPS: web page, file upload/download, image etc… -Integrated with the Apache Web server (mod_auth_dacs) -One configuration file to configure DACS environment -Distributed control for admission to web services -Each entity is responsible for safe-guarding their resources.

How To Configure A detailed document has been created in order to help users install and configure the appropriate software in order to use SDI In A Box. This living document contains step-by-step instructions to configure everything from installing the OS, to configuring each piece of software included in the SDI In A Box footprint. For more information, including a request of the SDI footprint/docs etc…please contact: admin@nfis. org

SDI Document

Putting It All Together

Conclusion SDI is used in an actual production environment, used to publish distributed data from many different Government Agencies through the use of FOSS. For more information, including access to resources, please contact: admin@nfis. org