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GIS Worlds: Creating Spatial Data Infrastructures - Softcover

Masser, Ian

 
9781589481220: GIS Worlds: Creating Spatial Data Infrastructures
Softcover
ISBN 10: 1589481224 ISBN 13: 9781589481220
Publisher: Environmental Systems Research Institute Inc.,U.S., 2005

Synopsis

Spatial Data Infrastructures (SDIs) are defined as the technology, policies, standards, human resources, and related activities necessary to acquire, process, distribute, use, maintain, and preserve spatial data. ""GIS Worlds: Creating Spatial Data Infrastructures"" discusses the diffusion and evolution of SDIs around the world, shows where SDIs are advancing, and describes where more work is needed. More significantly, it details the implementation of SDIs from a practical perspective and outlines a method of institution building for regional, continental, and global SDIs. This text promises to illuminate even further the need for intelligent governance and strong leadership in the GIS and spatial data communities.

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About the Author

Ian Masser is visiting professor at the University of Utrecht, the University of Melbourne, and the Centre for Advanced Spatial Analysis at University College London. He has served as chairman of the Association of Geographic Information Laboratories in Europe (AGILE), president of the European Umbrella Organisation for Geographic Information (EUROGI), and president of the Global Spatial Data Infrastructure Association.

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Publisher
Environmental Systems Research Institute Inc.,U.S.
Publication date
2005
Language
English
ISBN 10 
1589481224
ISBN 13 
9781589481220
Binding
Paperback
Number of pages
338