Implementation ofthe FSDF will be guided by spatial information management policies that definea common approach to management of national-level spatial information.An overview of the policy documents provides guidance on theirapplication and governance.

The policies have been developed in consideration of thebroader national information management and policy environment, and explain theimpact of legislation and policy covering privacy, security,intellectualproperty including guidance on licensing. 

The FSDF relies on the adoption ofinternational standards and their application across multiplejurisdictions and agencies will require a major coordination effort. 

Custodianship and the foundation spatial dataframework describe the structure and management arrangements for the FSDFand its data. 

The access policy defines the current andaspirational frameworks for user access to the information given the evolvingsupply chain arrangements for source data. It also acknowledges increasingdemand to make government-held data open and free to the end user and theincreasing use of digital service delivery.