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PAPERBACK list:$44.00 Web:$39.60 add to cart Rights & Permissions Free Resources PDF FORMAT Display this book on your site! Related Titles Strategies for Preservation of and Open Access to Scientific Data in China: Summary of a Workshop Electronic Scientific, Technical, and Medical Journal Publishing and Its Implications: Proceedings of a Symposium Other Related Titles Open Access and the Public Domain in Digital Data and Information for Science: Proceedings of an International Symposium (2004) Board on International Scientific Organizations (BISO) Web Search Builder Use this book's key terms to search within this book, across our collection, or across the Web. Skim This Chapter Skim this chapter and use this chapter's key terms to search within this book. Reference Finder Paste in your own text to find books that relate to your topic. Page 63   E-mail  Facebook  Digg  Stumble  Twitter More The following HTML text is provided to enhance online readability. Many aspects of typography translate only awkwardly to HTML. Please use the page image as the authoritative form to ensure accuracy. SESSION 3: DATA AND INFORMATION IN THE ENVIRONMENTAL SECTOR Page 63 Front Matter (R1-R12) Introduction 1 Welcome by CODATA President (1-4) 2 Introduction by Symposium Chair (5-6) 3 UNESCO s Approach to Open-Access and Public-Domain Information (7-9) 4 Science Communication and Public Policy (10-14) Session 1: Legal, Economic, and Technological Framework for Open Access and the Public Domain in Digital Data and Information for Science 5 Introductory Remarks by Session Chair (15-18) 6 Overview of Legal Aspects in the European Union (19-23) 7 Database Protection in Countries of the South (24-28) 8 Economic Overview of Open Access and the Public Domain in Digital Scientific and Technical Information (29-32) 9 Scientific Research, Information Flows, and the Impact of Database Protection on Developing Countries (33-40) 10 Information Technology and Data in the Context of Developing Countries (41-44) Session 2: Data and Information in the Public Health Sector 11 Introductory Remarks by Session Chair (45-48) 12 The Ptolemy Project: Delivering Electronic Health Information in East Africa (49-54) 13 Health Information for Disaster Preparedness in Latin America (55-57) 14 Bioline International and the Journal of Postgraduate Medicine: A Collaborative Model of Open-Access Publishing (58-62) Session 3: Data and Information in the Environmental Sector 15 Introductory Remarks by Session Chair (63-65) 16 Geospatial Information for Development (66-68) 17 Borders in Cyberspace: Conflicting Government Information Policies and Their Economic Impacts (69-73) 18 Recent Developments in Environmental Data Access Policies in the Peoples Republic of China (74-76) Session 4: Basic Sciences and Higher Education19 Introductory Remarks by Session Chair (77-80) 20 Information Needs for Basic Research: An African Perspective (81-84) 21 International Transfer of Information in the Physical Sciences (85-90) 22 Access to Scientific Information: The Ukrainian Research and Academic Network (91-94) Session 5: Innovative Models for Public-Domain Production of and Open Access to Scientific and Technical Data and Information 23 Introductory Remarks by Session Chair (95-97) 24 A Contractually Reconstructed Research Commons for Scientific Data: International Considerations (98-102) 25 The Open-Source Paradigm and the Production of Scientific Information: A Future Vision and Implications for Developing Countries (103-109) 26 New and Changing Scientific Publication Practices Due to Open-Access Publication Initiatives (110-113) 27 Overview of Open-Access and Public-Commons Initiatives in the United States (114-118) Session 6: Examples of New Initiatives in Developing Countries 28 Introductory Remarks by Session Chair (119-121) 29 Overview of Initiatives in the Developing World (122-126) 30 Open-Source Geographic Information Systems Software: Myths and Realities (127-133) 31 Open-Access Research and the Public Domain in South African Universities: The Public Knowledge Project s Open Journal Systems (134-145) 32 The Public Knowledge Project s Open Journal Systems (146-149) 33 Metadata Clearinghouse and Open Access to Geographic Data in Namibia (150-153) 34 Open-Access Initiatives in India (154-157) 35 Closing Remarks by Symposium Chair (158-160) Appendix A: Symposium Agenda (161-166) Appendix B: Biographical Summaries of Symposium Speakers and Steering Committee Members (167-175) Appendix C: Symposium Attendees (176-181) Appendix D: Acronyms and Initialisms (182-183)

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Open Access and the Public Domain in Digital Data and Information for Science: Proceedings of an International Symposium 15 Introductory Remarks by Session Chair Farouk El-Baz Boston University, United States Worldwide emphasis on fast-paced economic development necessitates attention to the environmental consequences. Improving and sustaining the environment are prerequisites for proper development in the long term; therefore, monitoring changes in the environment becomes an essential tool for sustainable development. Digital data and information pertaining to the environment are an integral part of the discussion of open-access and public-domain information. Satellite image data from numerous sources (on the atmosphere, the land surface, and coastal zones) form a basic component of the requirements. Two or more digital images of the same object or phenomenon can be superimposed, using widely available tools of information technology hardware and software, to instantly display the change from one time to another. Such data should be made available as widely as possible to the international scientific community. Three distinguished contributors to this session will cover the following aspects of this endeavor. The first contribution is by Mukund Rao of the Indian Space Research Organization. His presentation emphasizes that the use of geospatial information is limited only by the imagination, citing examples, including natural resources development, disaster management, land use assessment, and environmental restoration. The second presentation, by Peter Weiss of the U.S. National Weather Service, deals with meteorological data. Open and unrestricted access to meteorological data is provided in the United States free of charge. However, in Europe these data are considered revenue generating in the short term, which limits their availability and use. The third contribution, by Liu Chuang of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, presents a case study illustrating that the current access models for information in China are changing and moving toward free and open availability. There is no question that access to information can lead to a better understanding of Earth and its environment. Efforts should be made to constantly assure the availability and ease of exchange of data among researchers worldwide.

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