LEADER 03233nam 2200673Ia 450 001 9910814137303321 005 20200520144314.0 010 $a0-429-17733-X 010 $a1-4822-6789-6 010 $a0-203-21287-8 010 $a1-280-05024-1 010 $a0-7484-0706-5 010 $a9786610050246 024 7 $a10.1201/9781482267891 035 $a(CKB)1000000000250415 035 $a(EBL)171981 035 $a(OCoLC)475879583 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000297824 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11223435 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000297824 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10343894 035 $a(PQKB)11453240 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC171981 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL171981 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10062937 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL5024 035 $a(OCoLC)1000433947 035 $a(EXLCZ)991000000000250415 100 $a19980511d1998 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 10$aGovernments and geographic information /$fIan Masser 205 $a1st ed. 210 $aLondon ;$aBristol, PA $cTaylor & Francis$dc1998 215 $a1 online resource (138 p.) 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a0-203-29113-1 311 $a0-7484-0789-8 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references (p. 109-115) and index. 327 $aBook 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 330 $aModern 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 role 606 $aGeographic information systems$xGovernment policy 606 $aInformation storage and retrieval systems$xGeography$xGovernment policy 606 $aGeographic information systems 615 0$aGeographic information systems$xGovernment policy. 615 0$aInformation storage and retrieval systems$xGeography$xGovernment policy. 615 0$aGeographic information systems. 676 $a025.06/91 700 $aMasser$b Ian$0103100 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910814137303321 996 $aGovernments and geographic information$93985864 997 $aUNINA