Research and Theory in Advancing Spatial Data Infrastructure Concepts - Softcover

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1589481623 ISBN 13: 9781589481626

Publisher: ESRI Press, 2007

Synopsis

This timely scholarly volume presents the latest research by renowned international experts and offers insights into possible directions spatial data infrastructures (SDIs) may be headed. Academic scholars interested in the latest theoretical developments in the SDI field, and government specialists working on making geographic data and services widely available in complex social contexts, will find this book indispensable. The book analyzes models for planning, financing, and implementing SDI initiatives and assesses the extent to which established SDI projects in Australia, India, East Timor, and the European Union are contributing to national economic competitiveness and social well-being. The book includes examples of how instrumental SDIs can be in disaster preparedness and poverty management, and it examines the integration of intellectual property rights within the framework of international SDI collaboration.

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About the Author

Harlan J. Onsrud is professor in the Department of Spatial Information Science and Engineering at the University of Maine and research scientist with the National Center for Geographic Information and Analysis (NCGIA) in the United States. He is president of the Global Spatial Data Infrastructure Association (GSDI) and a lifetime national associate of the U.S. National Academies of Sciences.

Edition details

• Publisher: ESRI Press
• Publication date: 2007
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1589481623
• ISBN 13: 9781589481626
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 306
• Editor: Onsrud Harlan J.