If YES, please describe the types of projects that have been funded. The strategy is to use standards and other solutions that already exist. No, but some of the most interesting links are shown. NO, only in informal ways. During several years the GDDD metadata service has existed.
Today there is a new development going on.
Besides we are engaged in the European and ISO standardisation work. We are also engaged in the environmental network run by the Swedish Environmental Data Centre on contract from the European Union. This government bill set out the vision for the NSDI and gave priority to the work needed to establish an efficient infra structure for geographic information. No new funds were, however, allocated. Name one of the most pressing challenges for NSDI development in your nation.