Authors : Ibrahem Gharaibeh, Mohd Sanusi S. Ahamad and Bassam Saleh Malkawi
Abstract: The aims of this study to examine available and missing Jordan NSDI components because the developments of current status of Jordan NSDI is not available. Then explore the level to which Jordan is prepared to accomplish an NSDI and identify main challenges. This study adopted a modified state of play assessment framework which is one of the multi-view assessment frameworks, gathering data was by questionnaire surveys and interview from 29 of stakeholders as most organizations that haves a GIS division and are registered under the JNSDI stakeholder categories. Jordan has no organizational framework and there is an institutional void in leadership responsibility in regard to GIS, no metadata, no data model, poor documentation and there is no national strategy for GIS. Lack of awareness on the importance of JSDI by the organizations prevents the government from supporting JSDI through distinctive budget allocation, although, Jordan has a rich human resource base and educational infrastructures. On the other hand, there are many advantages to create Jordan NSDI like barring the duplication in the spatial data, eliminating the redundancy of the spatial data, raising the collaboration among organizations and different departments. Consequently, only cooperation between the public sector, private sector, academia and non-government organizations can achieve a successful NSDI system. Aassessment of the current status of NSDI is the starting point of planning to build the principles of Jordan NSDI to promote the creation of Jordan NSDI. NSDIs is not identical in the world and it is important for Jordan to develops national a strategy by itself. The process is to prove the possible benefits of such initiatives and to make awareness and better understanding between the decision-makers, users and producers involved in the SDI activities of the Jordan to move forward.
Ibrahem Gharaibeh, Mohd Sanusi S. Ahamad and Bassam Saleh Malkawi, 2018. The Development of National Spatial Data Infrastructure (NSDI) in Jordan-Challenges and Awareness. Journal of Engineering and Applied Sciences, 13: 5067-5076.