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
National Academy Press
Washington, D.C.
NOTICE: The project that is the subject of
this report was approved by the Governing Board of the National Research
Council, whose members are drawn from the councils of the National
Academy of Sciences, the National Academy of Engineering, and the
Institute of Medicine. The members of the committee responsible for the
report were chosen for their special competences and with regard for
appropriate balance.
Support specifically
for this project was provided by the National Science Foundation and the
Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency. The project also utilized
resources provided to the Mapping Science Committee by the National
Imagery and Mapping Agency, the U.S. Geological Survey and the Federal
Geographic Data Committee, the Bureau of Transportation Statistics, the
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, the Bureau of Land
Management, and the Bureau of the Census. Any opinions, findings,
conclusions, or recommendations expressed in this publication are those
of the authors and do not necessarily reflect the views of the agencies
that provided support for this project.
International Standard Book Number (ISBN) 0-309-06540-2
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Cover: Backdrop for the collage is a digital orthophoto of the
Boston, Massachusetts, area. The figure was downloaded from the Internet
from MIT/MassGIS Digital Orthophoto Project (see Appendix D)
Copyright 1999 by the National Academy of
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