MSDI Training material (in-kind contribution from Denmark) 

• Download via Dropbox
• Use the interactive material in Youtube

• Arctic SDI documents 
• IHO-OGC Marine SDI Concept Development Study (CDS) 
• White Paper - Realizing the benefits of Spatial Data Infrastructures in the Hydrographic Community
• SDI/MSDI Related Standards
• Frequently Asked Questions on SDI
• SDI Stakeholders
• Hydrographic Data Policy for SDI (Best practices for Hydrographic Offices)
• White Paper - The Hydrographic and Oceanographic Dimension to Marine Spatial Data Infrastructure Development Developing the capability (A contribution from the MSDIWG Experts Contributors)

Regional MSDI Working Group Resources

• Key Themes for Successful Collaboration in Regional MSDIWGs
• List of RHC MSDIWGs and Ambassadors (as of  Apr 2026)
• Regional MSDIWG Survey Results - Feb 2024

• Practical Guidelines for Developers
• Expanded resources on OGC API Building Blocks
• Full Description with links to find sample, code, data (etc.) for adopted and soon to be adopted OGC APIS
• OGC API - Features
• IGIF MSDI Maturity Roadmap
• OGC Engineering Reports from past FMSDI and other initiatives
• OGC FMSDI Pilot 2023 - Connecting Land and Sea for Global Awareness (Link posted: 6 May 2024)

Miscellaneous:

• Why should we share data? - Data Vale Proposition (Posted: 26 April 2024)
• Draft Maturity Assessment Survey 
• Arctic SDI prepared by the Norwegian Hydrographic Service 
• IHO MSDIWG Case Study Template
• Template for a license agreement embracing rights for the derivation of data
• Draft of MSDI Use Case Template 
• New Zealand Bathymetry Investigation Report (2015)
• MSP Governance Framework Report (2014)
• Links to the SDI/MSDI portals worldwide (access in the MSDIWG Basic Documents)
• UN-GGIM: Online Guide to the Role of Standards in Geospatial Information Management
• UN-GGIM: Future trends in geospatial information management: the five to ten year vision (July 2013)
• BLAST [Bringing Land and Sea Together] Project
• Artic RHC: IHO MSDIWG CaseStudy Arctic MSDI Use Case
• USA GDA: U.S. Geospatial Data Act (GDA) of 2018 Fact Sheet
• USA GDA: U.S. Geospatial Data Act of 2018
• USA GDA: U.S. Geospatial Data Act of 2018 Summary
• Advancing the Nation's Geospatial Ecosystem: Guidance and Best Practices for Sharing Priority National Data (posted on 2 April 2025)