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This book draws on author's wealth of knowledge working on numerous projects across many countries. It provides a clear overview of the development of the SDI concept and SDI worldwide implementation and brings a logical chronological approach to the linkage of GIS technology with SDI enabling data. The theory and practice approach help understand that SDI development and implementation is very much a social process of learning by doing. The author masterfully selects main historical developments and updates them with an analytical perspective promoting informed and responsible use of geographic information and geospatial technologies for the benefit of society from local to global scales.





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  • Subject matter spans thirty years of the development of GIS and SDI.








  • Brings a social s

    Table of Contents

    Geographical Information Systems: Introduction. 1 Urban Planning and Geographic Information Systems. Theory. 2 The Regioinal Research Laboratory Intitiative: An Overview. 3 Data Integration Research: Overview and Future Prospects. 4 Brave New GIS Worlds. 5 Geographic Information: A Resource, a Commodity, an Asset or an Infrastructure. Practice. 6 The Development of Geographic Information Systems in Britain: The Chorley Report in Perspective. 7 The Impact of GIS on Local Government in Great Britain. 8 Information Sharing and Implementation of GIS: Some Key Issues. 9 The Diffusion of GIS In Local Government in Europe. Spatial Data Infrastructures: Introduction. 10 Managing Our Urban Future: The Role of Remote Sensing and Geographic Information Systems. Theory. 11 All Shapes and Sizes: The First Generation of National Spatial Data Infrastructures. 12 The Future of Spatial Data Infrastructures. 13 What’s Special About SDI Related Research? 14 Changing Notions of Spatial Data Infrastructures. Practice. 15 A European Policy Framework for Geographic Information. 16 Reflections on the Indian National Spatial Data Infrastructure. 17 Geographical Information and the Enlargement of the European Union: Four National Case Studies. 18 Operational SDI: The Subnational Dimension in the European Context. 19 Learning from INSPIRE.

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      Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd
      Publication Date: Publication Date: 1/21/2023 12:01:00 AM
      ISBN13: 9781032475219, 978-1032475219
      ISBN10: 1032475218
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      Description

      Book Synopsis

      This book draws on author's wealth of knowledge working on numerous projects across many countries. It provides a clear overview of the development of the SDI concept and SDI worldwide implementation and brings a logical chronological approach to the linkage of GIS technology with SDI enabling data. The theory and practice approach help understand that SDI development and implementation is very much a social process of learning by doing. The author masterfully selects main historical developments and updates them with an analytical perspective promoting informed and responsible use of geographic information and geospatial technologies for the benefit of society from local to global scales.





      Features











      • Subject matter spans thirty years of the development of GIS and SDI.








      • Brings a social s

        Table of Contents

        Geographical Information Systems: Introduction. 1 Urban Planning and Geographic Information Systems. Theory. 2 The Regioinal Research Laboratory Intitiative: An Overview. 3 Data Integration Research: Overview and Future Prospects. 4 Brave New GIS Worlds. 5 Geographic Information: A Resource, a Commodity, an Asset or an Infrastructure. Practice. 6 The Development of Geographic Information Systems in Britain: The Chorley Report in Perspective. 7 The Impact of GIS on Local Government in Great Britain. 8 Information Sharing and Implementation of GIS: Some Key Issues. 9 The Diffusion of GIS In Local Government in Europe. Spatial Data Infrastructures: Introduction. 10 Managing Our Urban Future: The Role of Remote Sensing and Geographic Information Systems. Theory. 11 All Shapes and Sizes: The First Generation of National Spatial Data Infrastructures. 12 The Future of Spatial Data Infrastructures. 13 What’s Special About SDI Related Research? 14 Changing Notions of Spatial Data Infrastructures. Practice. 15 A European Policy Framework for Geographic Information. 16 Reflections on the Indian National Spatial Data Infrastructure. 17 Geographical Information and the Enlargement of the European Union: Four National Case Studies. 18 Operational SDI: The Subnational Dimension in the European Context. 19 Learning from INSPIRE.

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