SDI Convergence - Global Spatial Data Infrastructure Association

The ‘Guidelines on the use of geographic information’ were recently submitted for enforcement
by the regional government and we are now testing a geolicence prototype.
However, the main aim in the near future will be the implementation of regional Rights
Management Services, as described in the INSPIRE context, useful to manage access
to regional geo-services.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
This research is supported through the CSI (Consortium for the Informative System)
research scholarship, ‘Development and reuse of geographic information’.
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