03330nam 2200709Ia 450 991095758730332120200520144314.01-04-021461-40-429-17733-X1-4822-6789-60-203-21287-81-280-05024-10-7484-0706-5978661005024610.1201/9781482267891 (CKB)1000000000250415(EBL)171981(OCoLC)475879583(SSID)ssj0000297824(PQKBManifestationID)11223435(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000297824(PQKBWorkID)10343894(PQKB)11453240(Au-PeEL)EBL171981(CaPaEBR)ebr10062937(CaONFJC)MIL5024(OCoLC)1000433947(OCoLC)39095629(FINmELB)ELB157151(MiAaPQ)EBC171981(EXLCZ)99100000000025041519980511d1998 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrGovernments and geographic information /Ian Masser1st ed.London ;Bristol, PA Taylor & Francisc19981 online resource (138 p.)Description based upon print version of record.0-203-29113-1 0-7484-0789-8 Includes bibliographical references (p. 109-115) and index.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; IndexModern 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 States and particularly with respect to the development of national geographic information strategies.; The book examines the roleGeographic information systemsGovernment policyInformation storage and retrieval systemsGeographyGovernment policyGeographic information systemsGeographic information systemsGovernment policy.Information storage and retrieval systemsGeographyGovernment policy.Geographic information systems.025.06/91Masser Ian103100MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910957587303321Governments and geographic information4397690UNINA