NSDI | Linking and Providing Data and Information
The NSDI framework continues to advance the discovery and accessibility of NGDAs and other place-based information by providing data services that connect data with the people who need it. The NSDI data services link past, present, and future place-based information providing local to global context. NSDI enables and supports the use of place-based information by:
- Identifying, publishing, and discovering metadata for data discovery
- Connecting users to a network of partner-provided data
- Encouraging the publication and sharing of data
- Providing access to a rich and diverse catalog of place-based information • Integrating and harmonizing data
The NSDI ensures that place-based data from multiple sources (Federal, state, local, and tribal governments, academia, and the private sector) are available and easily integrated to enhance the understanding of our physical and cultural world.The United States is a global leader in linking and providing place-based information. The NSDI facilitates access to public and private data, and provides a rich and diverse repository of local to global datasets through GeoPlatform.gov.
The NSDI provides a national, cooperative framework that allows access to data, tools and services.
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