ABSTRACT
ABSTRACT: This paper describes the process of implementing a sub-national Spatial Data Infrastructure in a Brazilian state, its comings and goings, past and present actions, and the actors involved in the process. The text is divided in four parts. We first report on past actions and projects, providing the project’s antecedents. The second part describes the current actors, projects and actions aimed to constitute the state SDI. The architecture of SDI adopted for Bahia is presented next. Finally, the paper presents an analysis of the way the SDI implementation process is being conducted in Bahia, with its challenges and current directions.
