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Geographic Information Systems to Spatial Data Infrastructures

Author : Ian Masser
Publisher : CRC Press
ISBN 13 : 0429000243
Total Pages : 374 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (29 download)

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Download or read book Geographic Information Systems to Spatial Data Infrastructures written by Ian Masser and published by CRC Press. This book was released on 2019-09-25 with total page 374 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book draws on author’s wealth of knowledge working on numerous projects across many countries. It provides a clear overview of the development of the SDI concept and SDI worldwide implementation and brings a logical chronological approach to the linkage of GIS technology with SDI enabling data. The theory and practice approach help understand that SDI development and implementation is very much a social process of learning by doing. The author masterfully selects main historical developments and updates them with an analytical perspective promoting informed and responsible use of geographic information and geospatial technologies for the benefit of society from local to global scales. Features Subject matter spans thirty years of the development of GIS and SDI. Brings a social science perspective into GIS and SDI debates that have been largely dominated by technical considerations. Based on a world-wide perspective as a result of the author's experience and research in the USA, Australia, Canada, Brazil, Peru, China, India, Korea, Malaysia, and Japan as well as most European countries. Draws upon professional and academic experience relating to pioneering UK and European GIS research initiatives. Includes updated historical material with an analytical perspective explaining what was done right, and what didn't work.

GIS Worlds

Author : Ian Masser
Publisher : Esri Press
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 344 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (91 download)

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Download or read book GIS Worlds written by Ian Masser and published by Esri Press. This book was released on 2005 with total page 344 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In describing the emergence of the spatial data infrastructure (SDI) phenomenon, this book covers the diffusion and evolution of SDIs around the world, and indicates the countries in which SDIs are far along, and those in which more work is needed. The implementation of SDIs from a practical perspective and a method of institution building for regional, continental, and global SDIs is outlined. This guide offers recommendations about how SDI stakeholders around the world can leverage the work already done and maintain the momentum that is currently driving the global SDI phenomenon.

Developing Spatial Data Infrastructures

Author : Ian P. Williamson
Publisher : CRC Press
ISBN 13 : 0203485777
Total Pages : 356 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (34 download)

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Download or read book Developing Spatial Data Infrastructures written by Ian P. Williamson and published by CRC Press. This book was released on 2003-07-10 with total page 356 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Expert perspectives on SDI theory and practice The spatial data infrastructure (SDI) concept continues to evolve and become an increasingly important element of the infrastructure that supports economic development, environmental management, and social stability. Because of its dynamic and complex nature, however, it remains a fuzzy concept

Research and Theory in Advancing Spatial Data Infrastructure Concepts

Author : Harlan Joseph Onsrud
Publisher : ESRI, Inc.
ISBN 13 : 1589481623
Total Pages : 308 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (894 download)

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Book Synopsis Research and Theory in Advancing Spatial Data Infrastructure Concepts by : Harlan Joseph Onsrud

Download or read book Research and Theory in Advancing Spatial Data Infrastructure Concepts written by Harlan Joseph Onsrud and published by ESRI, Inc.. This book was released on 2007 with total page 308 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Spatial data infrastructures (SDIs) have come a long way in the last two decades.

Spatial Data Infrastructures in Context

Author : Zorica Nedovic-Budic
Publisher : CRC Press
ISBN 13 : 9781439828038
Total Pages : 288 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (28 download)

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Book Synopsis Spatial Data Infrastructures in Context by : Zorica Nedovic-Budic

Download or read book Spatial Data Infrastructures in Context written by Zorica Nedovic-Budic and published by CRC Press. This book was released on 2011-04-05 with total page 288 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In the wake of the so-called information technology revolution, many stakeholders from the public and private sectors (including citizens) have indeed grown accustomed to the promise and usability of spatial data infrastructures (SDI) for data access, use, and sharing. Analyzing the obstacles as well as the processes and mechanisms of integration and implementation, Spatial Data Infrastructures in Context: North and South investigates the technological and the non-technological aspects of the widespread adoption of spatial data infrastructures. Supporting theoretical issues with empirical studies, the editors pay particular attention to the non-technological aspects of organizational, financial, and legal issues including owner rights, liability, copyrights, and compatibility with precedent and supercedent laws. The authors also highlight the importance of understanding the local environment and circumstances in the process of tailoring the approaches to the conditions that characterize societies of different cultural, institutional, and economic settings. Designed to improve the accessibility, interoperability, and affordability of spatial data, the book focuses on the increasing challenges associated with integrating individuals and organizations into a network to support (1) public authorities and administrations at various levels, (2) thematic user communities, (3) enterprises, and (4) citizen-oriented society as a whole. It addresses the implementation and development of spatial data infrastructures for a wide range of themes, applicable technical standards and protocols, and specific organizational issues unique to data policy. Highlighting the potential for profound changes to the access, use, and exchange of spatial data for citizens, organizations, and geographically related applications, and therefore to the role and interaction of the stakeholders from the public and private sectors, this timely contribution provides new insights into improving our understanding of the increasing relevance, applicability, and value of spatial data infrastructures.

National Spatial Data Infrastructure Partnership Programs

Author : National Research Council
Publisher : National Academies Press
ISBN 13 : 0309183405
Total Pages : 94 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (91 download)

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Download or read book National Spatial Data Infrastructure Partnership Programs written by National Research Council and published by National Academies Press. This book was released on 2001-01-01 with total page 94 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The National Spatial Data Infrastructure (NSDI) was envisioned as a way of enhancing the accessibility, communication, and use of geospatial data to support a wide variety of decisions at all levels of society. The goals of the NSDI are to reduce redundancy in geospatial data creation and maintenance, reduce the costs of geospatial data creation and maintenance, improve access to geospatial data, and improve the accuracy of geospatial data used by the broader community. At the core of the NSDI is the concept of partnerships, or collaborations, between different agencies, corporations, institutions, and levels of government. In a previous report, the Mapping Science Committee (MSC) defined a partnership as "...a joint activity of federal and state agencies, involving one or more agencies as joint principals focusing on geographic information." The concept of partnerships was built on the foundation of shared responsibilities, shared costs, shared benefits, and shared control. Partnerships are designed to share the costs of creation and maintenance of geospatial data, seeking to avoid unnecessary duplication, and to make it possible for data collected by one agency at a high level of spatial detail to be used by another agency in more generalized form. Over the past seven years, a series of funding programs administered by the Federal Geographic Data Committee (FGDC) has stimulated the creation of such partnerships, and thereby promoted the objectives of the NSDI, by raising awareness of the need for a coordinated national approach to geospatial data creation, maintenance, and use. They include the NSDI Cooperative Agreements Program, the Framework Demonstration Projects Program, the Community Demonstration Projects, and the Community-Federal Information Partnerships proposal. This report assesses the success of the FGDC partnership programs that have been established between the federal government and state and local government, industry, and academic communities in promoting the objectives of the National Spatial Data Infrastructure.

Geographic Information Metadata for Spatial Data Infrastructures

Author : Javier Nogueras-Iso
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
ISBN 13 : 3540275088
Total Pages : 275 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (42 download)

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Download or read book Geographic Information Metadata for Spatial Data Infrastructures written by Javier Nogueras-Iso and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2005-12-12 with total page 275 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Metadata play a fundamental role in both DLs and SDIs. Commonly defined as "structured data about data" or "data which describe attributes of a resource" or, more simply, "information about data", it is an essential requirement for locating and evaluating available data. Therefore, this book focuses on the study of different metadata aspects, which contribute to a more efficient use of DLs and SDIs. The three main issues addressed are: the management of nested collections of resources, the interoperability between metadata schemas, and the integration of information retrieval techniques to the discovery services of geographic data catalogs (contributing in this way to avoid metadata content heterogeneity).

Advancing Strategic Science

Author : National Research Council
Publisher : National Academies Press
ISBN 13 : 030926460X
Total Pages : 132 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (92 download)

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Download or read book Advancing Strategic Science written by National Research Council and published by National Academies Press. This book was released on 2012-09-26 with total page 132 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Science is increasingly driven by data, and spatial data underpin the science directions laid out in the 2007 U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) Science Strategy. A robust framework of spatial data, metadata, tools, and a user community that is interactively connected to use spatial data in an efficient and flexible way--known as a spatial data infrastructure (SDI)--must be available for scientists and managers to find, use, and share spatial data both within and beyond the USGS. Over the last decade, the USGS has conducted breakthrough research that has overcome some of the challenges associated with implementing a large SDI. Advancing Strategic Science: A Spatial Data Infrastructure Roadmap for the U.S. Geological Survey is intended to ground those efforts by providing a practical roadmap to full implementation of an SDI to enable the USGS to conduct strategic science.

Geospatial Free and Open Source Software in the 21st Century

Author : Erwan Bocher
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
ISBN 13 : 3642105955
Total Pages : 261 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (421 download)

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Book Synopsis Geospatial Free and Open Source Software in the 21st Century by : Erwan Bocher

Download or read book Geospatial Free and Open Source Software in the 21st Century written by Erwan Bocher and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2012-02-22 with total page 261 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book contains papers presented at the first Open Source Geospatial Research Symposium held in Nantes City, France, 8-10 July, 2009. It brings together insights and ideas in the fields of Geospatial Information and Geoinformatics. It demonstrates the scientific community dynamism related to open source and free software as well as in defining new concepts, standards or tools.

Promoting the National Spatial Data Infrastructure Through Partnerships

Author : National Research Council
Publisher : National Academies Press
ISBN 13 : 030905141X
Total Pages : 126 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (9 download)

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Download or read book Promoting the National Spatial Data Infrastructure Through Partnerships written by National Research Council and published by National Academies Press. This book was released on 1994-02-01 with total page 126 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Cooperation and partnerships for spatial data activities among the federal government, state and local governments, and the private sector will be essential for the development of a robust National Spatial Data Infrastructure (NSDI). This book addresses the nature of these partnerships and examines factors that could optimize their success.

Geospatial Data Infrastructure

Author : Richard Groot
Publisher : Oxford University Press on Demand
ISBN 13 : 9780198233817
Total Pages : 286 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (338 download)

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Book Synopsis Geospatial Data Infrastructure by : Richard Groot

Download or read book Geospatial Data Infrastructure written by Richard Groot and published by Oxford University Press on Demand. This book was released on 2000 with total page 286 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An important part of the information needed for well-informed decision-making in today's complex society is spatially or geographically related. This book provides the concepts, some descriptive cases, and recommended good practices for the design and implementation of Geospatial Data Infrastructure (GDI), which facilitates sharing of geoinformation at affordable costs in support of well-informed decision-making in public and private enterprise endeavours.

Manual of Digital Earth

Author : Huadong Guo
Publisher : Springer Nature
ISBN 13 : 9813299150
Total Pages : 846 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (132 download)

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Download or read book Manual of Digital Earth written by Huadong Guo and published by Springer Nature. This book was released on 2019-11-18 with total page 846 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This open access book offers a summary of the development of Digital Earth over the past twenty years. By reviewing the initial vision of Digital Earth, the evolution of that vision, the relevant key technologies, and the role of Digital Earth in helping people respond to global challenges, this publication reveals how and why Digital Earth is becoming vital for acquiring, processing, analysing and mining the rapidly growing volume of global data sets about the Earth. The main aspects of Digital Earth covered here include: Digital Earth platforms, remote sensing and navigation satellites, processing and visualizing geospatial information, geospatial information infrastructures, big data and cloud computing, transformation and zooming, artificial intelligence, Internet of Things, and social media. Moreover, the book covers in detail the multi-layered/multi-faceted roles of Digital Earth in response to sustainable development goals, climate changes, and mitigating disasters, the applications of Digital Earth (such as digital city and digital heritage), the citizen science in support of Digital Earth, the economic value of Digital Earth, and so on. This book also reviews the regional and national development of Digital Earth around the world, and discusses the role and effect of education and ethics. Lastly, it concludes with a summary of the challenges and forecasts the future trends of Digital Earth. By sharing case studies and a broad range of general and scientific insights into the science and technology of Digital Earth, this book offers an essential introduction for an ever-growing international audience.

Mapping and the Citizen Sensor

Author : Giles Foody
Publisher : Ubiquity Press
ISBN 13 : 191152917X
Total Pages : 400 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (115 download)

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Download or read book Mapping and the Citizen Sensor written by Giles Foody and published by Ubiquity Press. This book was released on 2017-09-11 with total page 400 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Maps are a fundamental resource in a diverse array of applications ranging from everyday activities, such as route planning through the legal demarcation of space to scientific studies, such as those seeking to understand biodiversity and inform the design of nature reserves for species conservation. For a map to have value, it should provide an accurate and timely representation of the phenomenon depicted and this can be a challenge in a dynamic world. Fortunately, mapping activities have benefitted greatly from recent advances in geoinformation technologies. Satellite remote sensing, for example, now offers unparalleled data acquisition and authoritative mapping agencies have developed systems for the routine production of maps in accordance with strict standards. Until recently, much mapping activity was in the exclusive realm of authoritative agencies but technological development has also allowed the rise of the amateur mapping community. The proliferation of inexpensive and highly mobile and location aware devices together with Web 2.0 technology have fostered the emergence of the citizen as a source of data. Mapping presently benefits from vast amounts of spatial data as well as people able to provide observations of geographic phenomena, which can inform map production, revision and evaluation. The great potential of these developments is, however, often limited by concerns. The latter span issues from the nature of the citizens through the way data are collected and shared to the quality and trustworthiness of the data. This book reports on some of the key issues connected with the use of citizen sensors in mapping. It arises from a European Co-operation in Science and Technology (COST) Action, which explored issues linked to topics ranging from citizen motivation, data acquisition, data quality and the use of citizen derived data in the production of maps that rival, and sometimes surpass, maps arising from authoritative agencies.

Geospatial Information and Geographic Information Systems (GIS)

Author : Peter Folger
Publisher : DIANE Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1437919472
Total Pages : 30 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (379 download)

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Download or read book Geospatial Information and Geographic Information Systems (GIS) written by Peter Folger and published by DIANE Publishing. This book was released on 2010-11 with total page 30 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Discusses geospatial info. (GI), which is data referenced to a place -- a set of geographic coordinates -- which can be gathered, manipulated, and displayed in real time. A Geographic Info. System is a computer system capable of capturing, storing, analyzing, and displaying geographically referenced info. In 1990 the Fed. Geographic Data Comm. (FGDC) was estab. to promote the use, sharing, and dissemination of GI. There are questions about FGDC fulfilling its mission. Has this organizational structure worked? Can the fed. gov¿t. account for the costs of acquiring, coordinating, and managing GI? How well is the fed. gov¿t. coordinating with the state and local entities that have an increasing stake in GI? What is the role of the private sector?

Toward a Coordinated Spatial Data Infrastructure for the Nation

Author : National Research Council
Publisher : National Academies Press
ISBN 13 : 0309048990
Total Pages : 192 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (9 download)

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Download or read book Toward a Coordinated Spatial Data Infrastructure for the Nation written by National Research Council and published by National Academies Press. This book was released on 1993-02-01 with total page 192 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The National Spatial Data Infrastructure (NSDI) is the means to assemble geographic information that describes the arrangement and attributes of features and phenomena on the Earth. This book advocates the need to make the NSDI more robust. The infrastructure includes the materials, technology, and people necessary to acquire, process, store, and distribute such information to meet a wide variety of needs. The NSDI is more than hardware, software, and data; it is the public foundation on which a marketplace for spatial products will evolve.

A Strategy for the National Spatial Data Infrastructure

Author :
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 20 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (319 download)

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Download or read book A Strategy for the National Spatial Data Infrastructure written by and published by . This book was released on 1997 with total page 20 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Developing Geographic Information Infrastructures

Author : Bastiaan Loenen
Publisher : IOS Press
ISBN 13 : 9789040726163
Total Pages : 408 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (261 download)

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Download or read book Developing Geographic Information Infrastructures written by Bastiaan Loenen and published by IOS Press. This book was released on 2006 with total page 408 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Within information societies, information availability is a key issue affecting society's well being. A geographic information infrastructure (GII) is the underlying foundation of such a society with regards to geographic information. Access to government information policies are important for the availability and successful use of the information and the success of the GII itself. Yet there have been only a few investigations into access policy oriented towards GII developments. This book adds this perspective. Through the creation of a GII maturity matrix describing the development in GIIs, it presents new insights in the role access policies may play in the development of GIIs. The book provides policy makers with strategy guidelines for GII development, as well as information about which access policy would best promote the use of geographic information. This should result in a GII that is able to perform its appropriate infrastructure function in an information society.