Data Model - Installations & Civil Works

Installations are the "home" of the U.S. Army, providing the infrastructure and resources to enable Total Army readiness around the globe. 

The Spatial Data Standards for Facilities, Infrastructure, and Environment (SDSFIE) is a set of standards developed to support the Department of Defense (DoD) in managing geospatial data related to facilities, infrastructure, and environmental assets. These standards ensure that geospatial data is consistent, interoperable, and usable across different systems and organizations. SDSFIE is crucial for effective asset management, planning, and decision-making within the DoD Installation Management and Civil Works communities.

More information is available at SDSFIE Portal

SDSFIE is used by installations to collect, manage, analyze, and visualize their geospatial data. Because the data is collected in a standardized way, summary information from installations around the world can be consolidated with ease.

The SDSFIE standards and data models are managed by the Installation Geographic Information and Services (IGI&S) Governance Group (IGG), a cross-Service DoD governance body, which is chaired by the Geospatial Information Officer for the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Energy, Installations, and Environment.

The IGG coordinates IGI&S standards through the GEOINT Standards Working Group chaired by the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency.

The SDSFIE includes standards for raster and vector data, services, portrayal, data quality, and metadata. A brief overview of the standards can be found here.

SDSFIE makes all standards, and tools available to users throughout the Department of Defense, fellow Federal Agencies, municipalities, and public organizations. The tools include the Model Viewer, Model Builder, Model Comparator, Model Validator, and Data Migrator. 

Resources

SDSFIE Portal
Installation Geospatial Information and Services, Army Regulation 115-13
U.S. Army Installation Geospatial Information & Services (IGI&S) Program (U.S. Government Only)