Building European Spatial Data Infrastructures
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| Rating | : | 4.69 (972 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1589481658 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 91 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2017-06-17 |
| Language | : | English |
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About the AuthorMasser is of the University of Sheffield
Midwest Book Review said Surprisingly accessible across genres.. European governments and the EU are promoting geographic information technologies to help citizens get access to location-based information, and so both computer and business libraries at the college level will find essential Building European Spatial Data Infrastructures, a guide to SDIs which include the spatial data, technology and policies needed to exchange, use and manage such data. Author Ian Masser is one of the world's SDI experts, but here he's able to provide a nontechnical guide to how GIS is used in both government and private e
Masser is of the University of Sheffield
The author discusses the steps needed to create a legal framework for the wide-ranging project and identifies key strategic issues for future SDI development.. Written by one of the world's leading experts on spatial data infrastructures (SDIs), this book explores existing European SDIs and the efforts of the European Union to create a framework for a multinational Infrastructure for Spatial Information in Europe (INSPIRE) in order to exploit the many opportunities being created by modern geographic information technologies. The institutional and decision-making context within which SDIs must be developed requires partnerships between the public and private sectors, and concerted government action will play a key role in helping INSPIRE oversome political and institutional barriers