The narrative anchor as the decisive element of geoinformation infrastructures

Efforts to build a geoinformation infrastructure using technological innovations have not always been succesful, at times they even can be problematic. In this paper three Spatial Data Infrastructure- (SDI-initiatives are being compared, trying to explain succes and failure by giving an ethnography of everyday practice regarding creation,...

Balancing Infrastructure and Innovation in Geoinformation-infrastructure projects

Spatial information is increasingly exchanged between organizations within a National Geo Information Infrastructure (NGII). While a lot has been written on implementation strategies, yet little is known what really goes on in concrete projects. In this paper an ethnography is presented based on a narrative approach of a Dutch project, in which...

Strategic position model Geo-ICT function: Facing the challenge of organizational alignment

This paper focuses on organizational aspects and aims to explain the dynamic alignment between the development of the internal Geo-ICT function, including the corporate SDI, of an organization and the interest of this organization in an SDI. It is proposed that a better understanding of the topic of alignment provides an insight into the...

Building a NGII: Balancing between infrastructure and innovation

A multitude of studies has been published on how National Geo Information Infrastructures (NGII), also known as Spatial Data Infrastructures (SDI), should be designed, set up and monitored. Scientific research on day-to-day experiences, on what is really happening in NGIIprojects is hard to find. We propose a narrative approach to elicit...