Distributed geolibraries : spatial information resources : summary of a workshop / Panel on Distributed Geolibraries, Mapping Science Committee, Board on Earth Sciences and Resources, Commission on Geosciences, Environment, and Resources, National Research Council.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

National Research Council (U.S.). Panel on Distributed Geolibraries.

Series:

Compass series (Washington, D.C.)

Compass series

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Geographic information systems--United States--Congresses.

Geographic information systems.

Digital libraries--United States--Congresses.

Digital libraries.

Distributed databases--United States--Congresses.

Distributed databases.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (136 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Washington, D.C. : National Academy Press, c1999.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

A distributed geolibrary is a vision for the future. It would permit users to quickly and easily obtain all existing information available about a place that is relevant to a defined need. It is modeled on the operations of a traditional library, updated to a digital networked world, and focused on something that has never been possible in the traditional library: the supply of information in response to a geographically defined need. It would integrate the resources of the Internet and the World Wide Web into a simple mechanism for searching and retrieving information relevant to a wide range of problems, including natural disasters, emergencies, community planning, and environmental quality. A geolibrary is a digital library filled with geoinformation-information associated with a distinct area or footprint on the Earth's surface-and for which the primary search mechanism is place. A geolibrary is distributed if its users, services, metadata, and information assets can be integrated among many distinct locations. This report presents the findings of the Workshop on Distributed Geolibraries: Spatial Information Resources, convened by the Mapping Science Committee of the National Research Council in June 1998. The report is a vision for distributed geolibraries, not a blueprint. Developing a distributed geolibrary involves a series of technical challenges as well as institutional and social issues, which are addressed relative to the vision.

Contents:

""Distributed Geolibraries""; ""Copyright""; ""ACKNOWLEDGMENT OF REVIEWERS""; ""Preface""; ""Contents""; ""Executive Summary""; ""CHARACTERISTICS AND BENEFITS OF DISTRIBUTED GEOLIBRARIES""; ""THE NATIONAL SPATIAL DATA INFRASTRUCTURE""; ""CONTENTS, SERVICES, AND FUNCTIONS OF DISTRIBUTED GEOLIBRARIES""; ""ARCHITECTURE OF DISTRIBUTED GEOLIBRARIES""; ""INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY ISSUES""; ""ORGANIZATIONAL ISSUES""; ""1 Introduction""; ""EXAMPLES""; ""Emergency Response""; ""Housing Relocation""; ""Public Health""; ""Natural Resource Planning""; ""A COMMON THEME""

""2 A Vision for Distributed Geolibraries""""RECENT DEVELOPMENTS""; ""A LIBRARY VISION""; ""DEFINING A DISTRIBUTED GEOLIBRARY""; ""A Distributed Library""; ""Geoinformation""; ""Characteristics of a Distributed Geolibrary""; ""DISTRIBUTED GEOLIBRARIES AND THE NATIONAL SPATIAL DATA INFRASTRUCTURE""; ""DISTRIBUTED GEOLIBRARIES AND DIGITAL EARTH""; ""3 The Distributed Geolibrary in Societal and Institutional Context""; ""LOCAL FOCUS""; ""LIBRARY CONSIDERATIONS""; ""The Library as an Institution""; ""Economic Considerations""; ""Distributed Geolibraries and the Existing Library Institution""

""DATA, INFORMATION, AD KNOWLEDGE""""Intellectual Property Concerns""; ""Uses of Data, Information, and Knowledge""; ""ACCESS""; ""SUMMARY AND ADDITIONAL ISSUES""; ""4 Services and Functions""; ""LIBRARY SERVICES""; ""DISTRIBUTED GEOLIBRARY SERVICES""; ""THE NEED FOR DISTRIBUTED GEOLIBRARY SERVICES""; ""SERVICES AS COLLECTIONS OF FUNCTIONS""; ""NECESSARY DISTRIBUTED GEOLIBRARY FUNCTIONS""; ""Search by Geographical Location""; ""Search by Place Name""; ""Search by Subject Theme or Time Period""; ""Item Display and Description""; ""Collection Creation and Maintenance""

""Searching over Distributed Assets""""Integration, Analysis, and Manipulation""; ""Assisting Users""; ""Assessment and Feedback""; ""OPTIONS FOR THE DELIVERY OF DISTRIBUTED GEOLIBRARY SERVICES""; ""5 Building Distributed Geolibraries""; ""REQUIREMENTS""; ""Standards and Protocols""; ""Data Sets""; ""Georeferencing""; ""Cataloging""; ""Visualization""; ""Knowledge Construction""; ""RESEARCH NEEDS""; ""INSTITUTIONAL NEEDS""; ""MEASURING PROGRESS""; ""6 Conclusions""; ""REVISITING THE RATIONALE FOR DISTRIBUTED GEOLIBRARIES""; ""DISTRIBUTED GEOLIBRARIES IN CONTEXT""; ""References""

""Appendixes""""Appendix A Workshop Participants""; ""NRC Staff""; ""Appendix B Contributed White Papers""; ""Appendix C Workshop Agenda Workshop on Distributed Geolibraries: Spatial Information Resources""; ""Appendix D Example Prototypes""; ""Microsoft's Terraserver (www.terraserver.com)""; ""MapQuest (www.mapquest.com)""; ""Environmental Protection Agency ZIP Code Search (www.epa.gov/enviro/zipcodejs.html)""; ""U.S. Bureau of the Census TIGER Map Server (tiger.census.gov)""; ""U.S. Geological Survey National Atlas (www.usgs.gov/atlas)""; ""MIT's Digital Orthophoto Server (ortho.mit.edu)""

""Alexandria Digital Library (alexandria.ucsb.edu)""

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 93-96).

ISBN:

9780309184205

0309184207

9780309593342

0309593344

9780585075662

0585075662

OCLC:

923261454