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UNINA9910783708403321 |
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Autore |
Masser Ian |
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Titolo |
Governments and geographic information / / Ian Masser |
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London ; ; Bristol, Pa. : , : Taylor & Francis, , 1998 |
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ISBN |
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0-429-17733-X |
1-4822-6789-6 |
0-203-21287-8 |
1-280-05024-1 |
0-7484-0706-5 |
9786610050246 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (138 p.) |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Geographic information systems - Government policy |
Information storage and retrieval systems - Geography - Government policy |
Geographic information systems |
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Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 109-115) and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Book Cover; Title; Contents; List of figures and tables; Preface; The Emergence of National Geographic Information Strategies; What is Geographic Information and why is it so important?; Britain The Creation of a National Digital Topographic Database; The Netherlands The Emergence of a National Geographic Information Strategy; Australia The Commonwealth Dimension of State Geographic Information Strategies; The United States The National Spatial Data Infrastructure in Perspective; What Lessons Can Be Learnt From These Experiences?; References; Index |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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Modern geographic information systems technology has transformed spatial data handling capabilities and made it necessary for governments to rethink their roles with respect to the supply and availability of geographic information.; The nature of the relationship between governments and geographic information is explored in this book from a number of different conceptual positions with reference to the experiences of Britain, the Netherlands, Austria and the United |
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