GIS: Spatial Data Infrastructure

Spatial Data Infrastructure (SDI) plays a critical role in managing, sharing, and accessing geospatial information across different platforms and user communities. This course gives you a comprehensive understanding of how to create, maintain and evaluate SDIs, preparing you to become a driving force in modern, data-driven decision-making environments.

This course explores the core principles and concepts of Spatial Data Infrastructure (SDI) and how tools like clearinghouse networks and geoportals help find and share data. You will learn Open SDI concepts, interoperability, and open standards, as well as methods for integrating spatial data from diverse sources. The course covers the cartographic aspects of SDIs, ensuring effective data visualization from various resources, and discusses the laws and policies that control data use and access. You will study practical methods for evaluating SDI implementations and learn about how location-based data can improve public services, business, and research.

The course contains the following main topics:

• SDI Fundamentals and Concepts
• Clearinghouse Networks and Geoportals
• Open SDI
• Spatial Data Integration
• Cartographic Aspects of SDI
• Legal Aspects of SDI
• SDI Evaluation
• Spatially-Enabled Society

This distance course is delivered online, requiring access to a computer with internet, speakers, microphone, and webcam. The course is flexibly designed, allowing you to study full-time or part-time. Teaching methods include internet-based video lectures, exercises, and a project. The exercises and the project are compulsory. 

Prerequisites

Entry to the course requires general entry requirements, English B/6 and 90 credits scientific studies, including 30 credits in GIS. Equivalent knowledge acquired in a different way, also gives admission to the course.

Selection criteria

Seats are allocated according to: ECTS (HPAV): 100 %.

Tuition fees for non-EU/EEA citizens

Citizens of countries outside:

• The European Union (EU)
• The European Economic Area (EEA) and
• Switzerland

are required to pay tuition fees. You pay an instalment of the tuition fee in advance of each
semester.

Tuition fees, payments and exemptions

Full programme/course tuition fee: SEK 16,875
First payment: SEK 16,875

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Note that you may also need to pay an application fee, or provide proof of exemption.

Application fee

No tuition fees for citizens of the EU, EEA and Switzerland

There are no tuition fees for citizens of the European Union (EU), the European Economic Area (EEA) and Switzerland.