National information architecture framework

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Part A: Introduction and basic principles

The first part of the information architecture framework contains basic principles. The purpose of the principles is to achieve a common understanding of what is important and why something has been designed as it has been designed.

The principles can also be used when an issue arises where there are no guidelines for solution.

Part A - Information Architecture Framework - Draft (in Swedish, pdf, new window)

Part B: Resource Models

A resource model is a information model that acts as a common resource for other information models, ie an information model that describes general and common information used in the various application-specific information models.

The purpose is reuse and to handle information in a uniform way, regardless of information area.

Currently, there are three resource models, described in their own specifications but which are part of the national information architecture framework.

The resource models:

National specification for resource model Bas (in Swedish, pdf, new window).
National specification for resource model Geometry (in Swedish, pdf, new window).
National specification for resource model Geometry data (in Swedish, pdf, new window).

Part C: Modeling and Specifications

Part C describes rules and guidelines for creating a uniformity, independent of information area and actor, including information modeling, concept modeling, notation to be used, how it is to be applied, how specifications are to be written and designed, etcetera.

Part C also describes a decision-making process where there are requirements that a specification must meet in order to be approved
within NGP.

Part C - information architecture framework - draft (in Swedish, pdf, new window).

Part D: Technical realization

For an information exchange at national level, it is vital that all actors make the same interpretations of information models, Part D describes how information models are to be interpreted and realized technically.

Part D - information architecture framework - draft (in Swedish, pdf, new window)

Part E: Application of standards

Standards are an important part of a national availability of data, however, there are situations where standards contradict each other, do not promote user needs or for some other reason can not be used.Part E describes the standards used, and which parts.

Part E - Information Architecture Framework - Draft (in Swedish, pdf, new window)