Definition of SDI - Reverso English Dictionary

Acronym

acr: Spatial Data Infrastructure

TECH.

system for sharing and using location-based information

TECH.

The city uses SDI for urban planning.

acr: Strategic Defense Initiative

Dated

plan to protect a country from attacks

Dated

The government discussed the SDI in the meeting.

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Origin of SDI

Acronym for Strategic Defense Initiative

Examples of SDI in a sentence

Many countries are developing national SDI platforms.
SDI was a major topic during the Cold War.
Critics questioned the feasibility of the SDI.

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French:IDS, Initiative de Défense Stratégique, ...
German:SDI, ...
Italian:IDS, ...
Spanish:IDE, Iniciativa de Defensa Estratégica, ...
Portuguese:IDE, IDS, ...
Chinese:空间数据基础设施, 战略防御倡议, ...
Japanese:空間データ基盤, 戦略防衛構想, ...
Arabic:البنية التحتية للبيانات المكانية, مبادرة الدفاع الاستراتيجي, ...
Hebrew:תַּשְׁתִּית נְתוּנֵי מֶרְחָב, יוֹזְמַת הַהֲגָנָה הָאֶסְטְרָטֶגִית, ...
Russian:ГИС, ИСО, ...
Ukrainian:Просторова інфраструктура даних, стратегічна оборонна ініціатива, ...
Hindi:स्पैटियल डेटा इन्फ्रास्ट्रक्चर, एसडीआई, ...
Bengali:স্থানিক তথ্য অবকাঠামো, কৌশলগত প্রতিরক্ষা উদ্যোগ, ...
Catalan:IDE, IDS, ...
Czech:prostorová datová infrastruktura, Strategická obranná iniciativa, ...
Danish:SDI, ...
Dutch:ruimtelijke data-infrastructuur, strategisch defensie-initiatief, ...
Greek:SDI, Στρατηγική Αμυντική Πρωτοβουλία, ...
Hungarian:téradat-infrastruktúra, stratégiai védelmi kezdeményezés, ...
Khmer:ប្រព័ន្ធទិន្នន័យទីតាំង, គម្រោងការពារយុទ្ធសាស្ត្រ, ...
Korean:공간정보 인프라, 전략방위구상, ...
Persian:زیرساخت داده‌های مکانی, ابتکار دفاع راهبردی, ...
Polish:ISP, Inicjatywa Obrony Strategicznej, ...
Portuguese (BR):IDE, IDS, ...
Romanian:IDS, SDI, ...
Swedish:SDI, ...
Thai:โครงสร้างพื้นฐานข้อมูลเชิงพื้นที่, SDI, ...
Turkish:SDI, Stratejik Savunma Girişimi, ...
Vietnamese:Hạ tầng dữ liệu không gian, SDI, ...

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