Finding and accessing spatial data in the National Spatial Data Infrastructure
Domaratz, Michael
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Title
Finding and accessing spatial data in the National Spatial Data Infrastructure
Author(s)
Domaratz, Michael
Issue Date
1996
Keyword(s)
Geographic Information Systems (GIS)
National Spatial Data Infrastructure
Abstract
Information about where a thing is or where an event takes place is an
important factor in decisionmaking in both the public and private sectors.
Spatial data provide a unique context for integrating disparate
observations and evaluating competing options. Factors of location,
distance, pathways, and other spatial relationships often must be considered
when making decisions about economic ventures, environmental
and health concerns, responses to emergencies, and other issues.
Public and private sector organizations have quickly realized the
usefulness ofspatial data in their activities. The nation spends billions
of dollars annually on just the collection, management, and dissemination
of spatial data. Difficulties in finding and accessing data, and a
lack of data documentation, hinder the spatial data community 's efforts
to work together and leverage this large investment. Through the National
Spatial Data Infrastructure, government agencies, private companies,
and nonprofit organizations cooperate to develop consistent, reliable
means to share spatial data.
Publisher
Graduate School of Library and Information Science, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Series/Report Name or Number
Geographic information systems and libraries: patrons, maps, and spatial information [papers presented at the 1995 Clinic on Library Applications of Data Processing, April 10-12, 1995]
ISSN
0069-4789
Type of Resource
text
Language
en
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