Governments and geographic information / Ian Masser.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Masser, Ian.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Geographic information systems--Government policy.

Geographic information systems.

Information storage and retrieval systems--Geography--Government policy.

Information storage and retrieval systems.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (138 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

London ; Bristol, PA : Taylor & Francis, c1998.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

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

Contents:

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

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 109-115) and index.

Description based on metadata supplied by the publisher and other sources.

ISBN:

1-04-021461-4

0-429-17733-X

1-4822-6789-6

0-203-21287-8

1-280-05024-1

0-7484-0706-5

9786610050246

9780429177330

OCLC:

475879583