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Governments and geographic information / / Ian Masser



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Autore: Masser Ian Visualizza persona
Titolo: Governments and geographic information / / Ian Masser Visualizza cluster
Pubblicazione: London ; ; Bristol, PA, : Taylor & Francis, c1998
Edizione: 1st ed.
Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (138 p.)
Disciplina: 025.06/91
Soggetto topico: Geographic information systems - Government policy
Information storage and retrieval systems - Geography - Government policy
Geographic information systems
Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references (p. 109-115) and index.
Nota di contenuto: 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
Sommario/riassunto: 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 States and particularly with respect to the development of national geographic information strategies.; The book examines the role
Titolo autorizzato: Governments and geographic information  Visualizza cluster
ISBN: 0-429-17733-X
1-4822-6789-6
0-203-21287-8
1-280-05024-1
0-7484-0706-5
9786610050246
Formato: Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
Record Nr.: 9910814137303321
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