part PART ONE INTRODUCTION AND BACKGROUND -- chapter 1 SDIs�Setting the Scene -- chapter 2 Spatial Data Infrastructures: Concept, Nature and SDI Hierarchy -- part PART TWO FROM GLOBAL SDI TO LOCAL SDI -- chapter 3 Global Initiatives -- chapter 4 Regional SDIs -- chapter 5 SDI Diffusion�A Regional Case Study with Relevance to other Levels -- chapter 6 National SDI Initiatives -- chapter 7 State SDI Initiatives -- part PART THREE AUSTRALIAN CASE STUDY FROM NATIONAL TO LOCAL -- chapter 8 Development of the Australian Spatial Data Infrastructure -- chapter 9 State SDI Development: A Victorian Perspective -- chapter 10 SDI Development: Roles of Local and Corporate SDIs -- part PART FOUR SUPPORTING ECONOMIC, ENVIRONMENTAL AND SOCIAL OBJECTIVES -- chapter 11 SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT, THE PLACE FOR SDIS, AND THE POTENTIAL OF E-GOVERNANCE -- chapter 12 SDIS AND DECISION SUPPORT -- chapter 13 FINANCING SDI DEVELOPMENT: EXAMINING ALTERNATIVE FUNDING MODELS -- chapter 4 TEEN DEVELOPING EVALUATION AND PERFORMANCE INDICATORS FOR SDIS -- part PART FIVE Technical Dimension -- chapter 15 Administrative Boundary Design in Support of SDI Objectives -- chapter 6 TEEN SDI AND LOCATION BASED WIRELESS APPLICATIONS -- chapter 17 POSITIONAL FRAMEWORKS FOR SDI -- part PART SIX FUTURE DIRECTIONS -- chapter 18 FUTURE DIRECTIONS FOR SDI DEVELOPMENT.