Lessons for the Global Spatial Data Infrastructure
Author: Beth E. Lachman
Publisher: RAND Corporation
Published: 2002
Total Pages: 166
ISBN-13:
DOWNLOAD EBOOK"Prepared for the Global Spatial Data Infrastructure (GSDI) Secretariat."
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Developing Spatial Data Infrastructures
Author: Ian P. Williamson
Publisher: CRC Press
Published: 2003-07-10
Total Pages: 356
ISBN-13: 0203485777
DOWNLOAD EBOOKExpert perspectives on SDI theory and practice The spatial data infrastructure (SDI) concept continues to evolve and become an increasingly important element of the infrastructure that supports economic development, environmental management, and social stability. Because of its dynamic and complex nature, however, it remains a fuzzy concept
Advancing Strategic Science
Author: National Research Council
Publisher: National Academies Press
Published: 2012-09-26
Total Pages: 133
ISBN-13: 030926460X
DOWNLOAD EBOOKScience is increasingly driven by data, and spatial data underpin the science directions laid out in the 2007 U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) Science Strategy. A robust framework of spatial data, metadata, tools, and a user community that is interactively connected to use spatial data in an efficient and flexible way-known as a spatial data infrastructure (SDI)-must be available for scientists and managers to find, use, and share spatial data both within and beyond the USGS. Over the last decade, the USGS has conducted breakthrough research that has overcome some of the challenges associated with implementing a large SDI. Advancing Strategic Science: A Spatial Data Infrastructure Roadmap for the U.S. Geological Survey is intended to ground those efforts by providing a practical roadmap to full implementation of an SDI to enable the USGS to conduct strategic science.
Handbook on Geospatial Infrastructure in Support of Census Activities
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Publisher: United Nations Publications
Published: 2009
Total Pages: 276
ISBN-13:
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThe handbook demonstrates how the use and application of contemporary geospatial technologies and geographical databases are beneficial at all stages of the population and housing census process.
Research and Theory in Advancing Spatial Data Infrastructure Concepts
Author: Harlan Joseph Onsrud
Publisher: ESRI, Inc.
Published: 2007
Total Pages: 308
ISBN-13: 1589481623
DOWNLOAD EBOOKSpatial data infrastructures (SDIs) have come a long way in the last two decades.
Down to Earth
Author: National Research Council
Publisher: National Academies Press
Published: 2002-10-24
Total Pages: 169
ISBN-13: 0309169259
DOWNLOAD EBOOKIn 1992, world leaders adopted Agenda 21, the work program of the 1992 U.N. Conference on Environment and Development. This landmark event provided a political foundation and action items to facilitate the global transition toward sustainable development. The international community marked the tenth anniversary of this conference in Johannesburg, South Africa, in August 2002. Down to Earth, a component of the U.S. State Department's "Geographic Information for Sustainable Development" project for the World Summit, focuses on sub-Saharan Africa with examples drawn from case-study regions where the U.S. Agency for International Development and other agencies have broad experience. Although African countries are the geographic focus of the study, the report has broader applicability. Down to Earth summarizes the importance and applicability of geographic data for sustainable development and draws on experiences in African countries to examine how future sources and applications of geographic data could provide reliable support to decision-makers as they work towards sustainable development. The committee emphasizes the potential of new technologies, such as satellite remote-sensing systems and geographic information systems, that have revolutionized data collection and analysis over the last decade.
Geospatial Free and Open Source Software in the 21st Century
Author: Erwan Bocher
Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media
Published: 2012-02-22
Total Pages: 263
ISBN-13: 3642105955
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThis book contains papers presented at the first Open Source Geospatial Research Symposium held in Nantes City, France, 8-10 July, 2009. It brings together insights and ideas in the fields of Geospatial Information and Geoinformatics. It demonstrates the scientific community dynamism related to open source and free software as well as in defining new concepts, standards or tools.
The Handbook of Geographic Information Science
Author: John P. Wilson
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
Published: 2008-04-15
Total Pages: 656
ISBN-13: 0470766530
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThis Handbook is an essential reference and a guide to the rapidly expanding field of Geographic Information Science. Designed for students and researchers who want an in-depth treatment of the subject, including background information Comprises around 40 substantial essays, each written by a recognized expert in a particular area Covers the full spectrum of research in GIS Surveys the increasing number of applications of GIS Predicts how GIS is likely to evolve in the near future
Cross-border Cooperation (CBC) Strategies for Sustainable Development
Author: Rui Alexandre Castanho
Publisher:
Published: 2020
Total Pages:
ISBN-13: 9781799825142
DOWNLOAD EBOOK""This book explores new trends in border areas dynamics and management as well as how cross-border cooperation could or not influences the sustainable development"--Provided by publisher"--
The 3-D Global Spatial Data Model
Author: Earl F. Burkholder
Publisher: CRC Press
Published: 2017-07-28
Total Pages: 492
ISBN-13: 1498722172
DOWNLOAD EBOOKTraditional methods for handling spatial data are encumbered by the assumption of separate origins for horizontal and vertical measurements, but modern measurement systems operate in a 3-D spatial environment. The 3-D Global Spatial Data Model: Principles and Applications, Second Edition maintains a new model for handling digital spatial data, the global spatial data model or GSDM. The GSDM preserves the integrity of three-dimensional spatial data while also providing additional benefits such as simpler equations, worldwide standardization, and the ability to track spatial data accuracy with greater specificity and convenience. This second edition expands to new topics that satisfy a growing need in the GIS, professional surveyor, machine control, and Big Data communities while continuing to embrace the earth center fixed coordinate system as the fundamental point of origin of one, two, and three-dimensional data sets. Ideal for both beginner and advanced levels, this book also provides guidance and insight on how to link to the data collected and stored in legacy systems.
