Interoperating Geographic Information Systems Using the Open Geospatial Datastore Interface (OGDI)

Interoperability of spatial systems is a goal sought by many and, by most measures, attained by none. If systems were truly interoperable, it would be straightforward to share geographic information across software platforms and between databases collected for different purposes by different organizations. In contrast, a variety of technical, institutional, and physical barriers inhibit the fluid exchange of geographic information.