SDI Council Adopts Decision on Standards for SDI FBiH

The Council for Spatial Data Infrastructure of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina (SDI FBiH Council) adopted on 22 December 2025 the “Decision on the Adoption of Standards for the Needs of the Spatial Data Infrastructure of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina.” This decision establishes a unified and official set of standards that provide the technical, organizational, and conceptual framework for the functioning, development, and maintenance of the Spatial Data Infrastructure of the Federation of BiH (SDI FBiH).

The adopted standards, listed in the annex to the decision, cover key areas of spatial data management, including:

• metadata and metadata catalogs,
• spatial data models and formats,
• network services and service interfaces,
• quality management and code lists,
• identifiers and reference systems,
• other elements necessary to ensure the interoperability of IPP FBiH.

The implementation of these standards ensures a consistent approach to creating, storing, sharing, and using spatial data, enabling better inter-institutional cooperation and more efficient exchange of spatial information at the FBiH level. The standards define clear procedures and rules, thereby improving the quality, integrity, and reliability of the data used across various sectors.