ABSTRACT
This paper focuses on the role of National Spatial Data Infrastructure (NSDI) in relation to spatial planning formulation
in Indonesia. The reason for selecting this topic is the fragmented manner of spatial data distribution amongst the
Indonesian government institutions responsible for spatial planning at present. Thus, spatial planning conflicts at different
levels (e.g. province and municipality) or at similar levels (e.g. regency or municipality) often occur. Furthermore, a lack
of spatial data management in spatial planning has led to the state spending considerable sums each year to produce,
process and use geographic data. Moreover, owing to a rather convoluted bureaucracy, crossjurisdictional organisational
circumstances have added a delicate political situation to accessing spatial data. Hence, this research considers the issue
of moving towards a consensus on sharing fundamental geospatial datasets to meet the public interest and geospatial
standardization to achieve the geospatial information integration amongst government institutions and private agencies in
national geospatial information provider. In addition, a traditional NSDI application using top-down approach has raised
several issues, for instance lack of up-to-date geospatial information. Which is this issue may overcome by engaging
bottom-up Volunteered Geographic Information (VGI) approach. Practically, most of NSDI scholars have limited
understanding to what extent NSDI may accommodate a bottom-up VGI in terms of national/state spatial data
management. Therefore, to fill knowledge gap, this study will finding out the possibility NSDI in accommodating VGI
process and mechanism pertain national spatial data management and support accelerating geospatial information
implementation for spatial planning purposes. Keywords: NSDI, Spatial planning, VGI, Geospatial Information
ABSTRAK
Makalah ini berfokus pada peran Infrastruktur Data Spasial Nasional (IDSN) dalam kaitannya dengan perumusan
perencanaan tata ruang di Indonesia. Alasan untuk memilih topik ini adalah cara distribusi data spasial yang
terfragmentasi di antara lembaga-lembaga pemerintah Indonesia yang bertanggung jawab untuk perencanaan tata
ruang saat ini. Dengan demikian, konflik perencanaan tata ruang pada tingkat yang berbeda (misalnya provinsi dan
kabupaten) atau pada tingkat yang sama (misalnya kabupaten atau kota) sering terjadi. Selain itu, kurangnya
manajemen data spasial dalam perencanaan tata ruang telah menyebabkan pengeluaran negara dalam jumlah yang
cukup besar setiap tahun untuk memproduksi, memproses dan menggunakan data geografis. Selain itu, karena
birokrasi yang agak berbelit-belit, keadaan organisasi lintas yurisdiksi telah menambahkan secara halus situasi politik
untuk mengakses data spasial. Oleh karena itu, penelitian ini menganggap isu bergerak menuju konsensus tentang
berbagi dataset geospasial dasar untuk memenuhi kepentingan publik dan standarisasi geospasial untuk mencapai
integrasi informasi geospasial di antara lembaga-lembaga pemerintah dan lembaga swasta dalam penyediaan
informasi geospasial nasional. Selain itu, aplikasi tradisional IDSN menggunakan pendekatan top-down telah
mengangkat beberapa isu, misalnya kurangnya informasi geospasial yang up-to-date. Yang merupakan masalah ini
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dapat diatasi dengan pendekatan Volunteered Geographic Information (VGI) secara bottom-up. Secara praktis,
sebagian besar ahli IDSN memiliki pemahaman yang terbatas sejauh mana IDSN dapat mengakomodasi pendekatan
bottom-up VGI dalam hal pengelolaan data spasial nasional. Oleh karena itu, untuk mengisi kesenjangan
pengetahuan ini, penelitian ini akan mencari tahu kemungkinan IDSN dalam mengakomodasi proses VGI dan
mekanisme yang berhubungan dengan pengelolaan data spasial nasional dan dukungan percepatan implementasi
informasi geospasial untuk tujuan perencanaan tata ruang.
Kata kunci: IDSN, perencanaan Tata Ruang, VGI, Informasi Geospasial
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data and analysis in maps and diagrams SDI Model and Components
which produced from GIS application, the
decision maker may take a critical Following studying general knowledge,
decision to enact planning policy and philosophy and the substance of the
regulations. information infrastructure of the SDI, another
All in all, spatial information today has a significant aspect of understanding the SDI
significant role relevant to the planning process concept is the comprehensive components that
for exploring local knowledge in all stakeholders build the SDI. This section is started by
to achieve consensus regarding developmental describing two approaches of SDI mechanisms
priority implementation in the spatial planning which are constructed by a series of SDI
field. However, even though the spatial components. The typical SDI approaches are
information has benefit to support the planning the Product-based model and the Process-
process, spatial information application will based model (Rajabifard, 2001; Rajabifard and
become useless without access, commitment Williamson, 2001). The first model has meant
and participation from all stakeholders. Thus, in the SDI as facilitation and coordination of a
the next section, the discussion will explore geospatial database linking people to data as
underlying concepts of Spatial Data the primary object in the application with
Infrastructure (SDI) that relevant spatial respect to the political and administrative levels
information access and diffusion to all of the geospatial community (Rajabifard and
stakeholders Williamson, 2001) (see Figure 1). The model
consists of three main SDI components: People,
Technology and Data. Furthermore, the
Why and What is SDI? technology is built by Policy, Access and
Standard elements. Another model more
Since geospatial data are developed in a emphasis the DataInformation-Knowledge-
fragmented manner, inadequate accessibility Wisodm hierarchy implementation in the SDI
and interoperability of the data is occurring mechanisms. Its activities involve many steps:
(Crompvoets et al., 2008). Furthermore, they awareness, knowledge infrastructure,
argued the fragmented manner of geospatial alignment, persuasion, decisions, participation
data development has created many issues, and utilisation (ibid) (see Figure 2).
such as technical problems (i.e. different
georeferenced systems, softwares and
database utility) and nontechnical problems
(i.e. economic, organisational, legal and
community elements) that inhibits integrating,
exchanging and utilizing geospatial data from
different sources. Therefore, recently, many
countries consider tackling the fragmented
(Source: Rajabifard and Williamson, 2001) Figure
manner of geospatial data development 1. The Product-based model.
phenomenon by reaching agreement for
sharing fundamental geospatial datasets to
achieve the geospatial information integration
amongst government institutions and private
agencies at the all levels. This phenomenon has
created the concept of the SDI.
Essentially, the SDI is intended to involve
(Source: Rajabifard and Williamson, 2001) Figure
all stakeholders who contribute to geospatial
2. The Process-Based Model.
data activities from different jurisdiction levels
not only to collaborate by sharing and In terms of the SDI definitions and approaches,
exchanging data to reduce duplication and the SDI components can be related to GIS diffusion
saving budgets, but also to interact with perspectives, namely technological determinism,
technology to achieve consensus amongst managerial rationalism and social interactionism
multi-level governance and other stakeholders (Campbell, 1996 in Longley et al., 1996). The first
(i.e. private sectors and local communities) who perspective can be described as technical matters of
has interest in particular development areas. technology innovation; the second aspect may
represent introducing technological innovation in
organisational management, and the final perspective
has meant a set of interrelated institutions or persons
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that are engaged in problem solving in typical spatial and wiki mapia (Rouse et al, 2007; Goodchild 2007b;
objectives (see Table 1.). Tulloch, 2007). Relevant to democratic spatial
Referring to a significant number of the SDI planning action, VGI consider as an effective
definitions, approaches and perspectives, there are voluntarily method of facilitating people feel
five typical factors which become the essence of SDI comfortable to interact with the tool and other co-
components: data, people, technology, policy and participants in order to shape coalitions of local
regulation, and organisation. Relevant to this study, all knowledge (Craig and Elwood, 1998). Furthermore,
factors affect the government organisational coalitions may build upon communities strength bond
management and performance assessment to with similar visions across members to achieve their
determine role of the government to develop a NSDI goals (Jankowski and Nyerges, 2003).
capacity and the readiness regional planning boards to As voluntarily manner, VGI use sharing and
adopt the system in the planning process. exchange spatial information activities to interact with
other stakeholders to create spatial narratives (DiBiase
Underlying Concepts of Voluntereed et al., 1992). With this perspective, VGI may
Geographical Information (VGI) contribute creating spatial local knowledge by
examining, synthesizing and formulating spatial data
Essentially, VGI distinguish into two primary
and information related to communities’
terms, namely voluntereed and Geographical
neighbourhood issues (Elwood, 2006).
Information (GI). Voluntereed has meant particular
Cinderby (2004) argued that participation in VGI
community members contribute to particular activities
can be categorized into four level intensities:
to achieve main organisation goals. The organisation
1. Information sharing
in this context refers to the spatial governance
Each participant only disseminating spatial
structure which involve government and citizens.
information regarding their local conditions to
Furthermore, GI has meant as information system
wider communities (from local neighbourhood
regarding spatial
level
context by operating particular organisations to solve spatial issues.
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exchange the data amongst other parties. This ready for sharing and exchanging data for public
phenomenon has led to the evolution of geospatial domain yet.
technology rely on web service facility and
• Stage II: Exchange and standardisation on a
standardised spatial data with user-friendly formats to
technical level
allow stakeholders for download and use the data
In this stage, organisations or communities
regarding spatial analysis interest (Schrenk et al.,
initiate to collaborate along common interest to
2011). Technologically, the SDI development is
achieve short-term goals. Relevant to the NSDI
primarily based on user-friendly web mapping and
context, the exchange data has existed in internal
services oriented architecture that facilitate interactive
groups.
data sharing, user centred design and spatial data
interoperability for typical software and hardware • Stage III: Intermediary
(ibid). In this step, the organisations or communities
have aware for doing collaboration to achieve
Organisational concept regarding spatial data their goals. Relevant to the NSDI, the
sharing and exchange willingness stakeholders who participate in the NSDI
custodians has started to exchange data, but still
Relevant to the organisational concept regarding
exist in small groups.
spatial data sharing and exchange willingness, this
discussion will adopt Boonstra’s organisational theory • Stage IV: Network
and Kok and Loenen’s organisational models. The In this class, the organisations have a positive
reason taking these approaches because of the theory response and full support to contribute in the
and models represents the NSDI characteristic by change process. In terms of the NSDI context,
involving stakeholder who requires a particular the stakeholders who participate in the NSDI
level/stage of changing process development custodians have worked with sharing and
organisation or community. exchanging data for public domain.
The Boonstra’s theory categorising three For a clear illustration of the organisational maturity
organisational change approaches to: planned level pertains NSDI context can be seen in Figure 3.
change, organisational development and continuous
changing. Each approach has a different meaning.
Firstly, the planned change has aimed to create
economic values with a focus on formal structures and
systems. This approach is driven a top-down method
in a decision-making process. Secondly, the purpose
of organisational development is finding out the
efficiencies of the structural system by merging social
and technical systems. Finally, the continuous
changing has an aim to examine the influences
interactions of people and organisation who involved
in a particular system (in this case, the researcher can Figure 3. The Organisational Maturity Level
be thought as the NSDI and spatial planning system) Regarding NSDI Development.
(Boonstra, 1998).
Kok and Loenen (2005) introduced the Information Organisational Management in
organisational models that adopted from Boonstra’s Spatial Data Dissemination Context
organisational change theory to describe the
organisational maturity levels regarding willingness for A typical organisation structure in more
sharing and exchanging information for public domain. general information system scale and level
Kok and Loenen distinguish four stages of presents a triangular structure (see Figure 4).
organisational maturity levels into a stand alone Figure 4 can be explained that the typical
category, exchange and standardisation on a technical triangular information system organisation
level, intermediary and network. Each category will management may categorise into three main
explain as follows: sections. The base level is information
operation, which has a function to produce and
• Stage I: Stand Alone
process digital data.
At this level, the organisation behaviour can be
described as conservative, self-seeking and less
willingness to transform into a different system.
In terms of the NSDI context, the organisation
who involved in spatial data diffusion still not
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Figure 11. Reconceptualise producer-user spatial Figure 13. NSDI and VGI Integration model in terms of
data dissemination resulting from the sustainable spatial data and information
VGI phenomenon. provision for Indonesian spatial planning
system formulation.
Theoretically, Budhathoki’s ideas to
empower all stakeholders in spatial data Figure 13 can be explained that to provide
sharing and exchange have appropriate update spatial data for accelerating spatial planning
concept. However, the researcher argues, if this enactment in provincial and
concept implemented in the real practice, the regency/municipality levels, a traditional TopDown
NSDI concept will not be compromised, due to NSDI approach can be implemented for data sharing
less quality spatial data and information, for amongst Indonesian ministries and other government
instance, less accurate and reliable data. agencies in different levels. In reality, one of the
Therefore, to overcome these negative weaknesses of NSDI, namely an up-dating spatial data
implications, the study proposes new always occur. Therefore, one of solutions to overcome
reconceptualise potential the NSDI and VGI lacking of updating spatial data in local level is
organisational management incorporation involving VGI in spatial planning process. In terms of
model such Figure 12. research observation, NSDI and VGI, each of them has
benefit and drawbacks. NSDI has a good quality
spatial data, but not in a quantitative spatial data. On
the other hand, VGI has a good quantitative data, but
not in a qualitative data. The crucial point for
combining a top-down NSDI and a Bottom-up VGI
approach is the law enforcement, data standardisation
and interoperability. A collaboration Top-Down and
Bottom-Up organisational management approach
leads to create the efficient of spatial data sharing and
exchange in transvertical and transhorizontal also
transsectoral institution frameworks.
Figure 12. Reconceptualise the potential NSDI and VGI CONCLUSION
organisational management incorporation
model suggestion in this study. The problem, which spatial data sharing and
exchange amongst governments, private sectors and
Figure 12 can be explained if the illustration has
communities intended to solve in this study is
a similar opportunity with Budhathoki’s ideas to
disconnected spatial governance in terms of spatial
empower all stakeholders in spatial data sharing and
planning goals in different levels. Spatial information
exchange, but in organisational level, there is an
as part of spatial studies, rarely study of the
additional quality control management to monitor
governance process to apply in urban and regional
keep quality spatial data and information regards the
planning field for a couple of decades (Vincent, 2008).
NSDI standards. Furthermore, there is limited spatial
Currently, spatial government connectivity platform is
data flow from organisational producer to individual
pre-requisite to achieve social and economic growth.
user level and from individual producer to the
Thus, the government relationship and understanding
organisational user with one direction way only, this
territorial information knowledge needs to be involved
purpose to keep spatial data quality maintenance.
in spatial planning formulation. Some countries, such
Thus, with this in mind, this reconceptualise NSDI and
as UK, USA, Australia and India have started to look
VGI integration model to implement in Indonesian
at spatial data infrastructure (SDI) as the underlying
spatial planning system can be seen in Figure 13.
platform to deliver connectivity which is coordinated
national mapping agency.
The new model Spatial data and information
provision by integration SDI and VGI will empower all
stakeholders in spatial data sharing and exchange with
an additional quality control management from VGI to
SDI to monitor keep quality spatial data and
information regards the National spatial data and
information standards. Furthermore, by collaborating
Top-Down and Bottom-Up organisational
management approach leads to create the efficient of
spatial data sharing and exchange in transvertical and
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