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... The Mapping Science Committee, in cooperation with the Federal Geographic Data Committee, convened a workshop in April 1996 to examine societal and technological changes that might occur within the next 15 years. The purpose was to consider in, within the context of spatial data activities a series of long-term visions and to identify societal forces and changes that would make those visions more or less likely.
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... These are discussed in Chapter 2 and are as follows: . Synergy of information, technology, and access Expanding global interdependence Increasing emphasis on sustainability · Emergence of community-based governance The individual The workshop participants individually described anticipated changes in the collection, dissemination, and use of spatial data by the year 2010.
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... scenario, market scenario, big brother scenario, and beyond-GIS scenario. The workshop participants formed four working groups (one for each future scenario)
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... In preparing this summary report, the Mapping Science Committee extrapolated from issues and ideas raised during the workshop to construct a series of specific questions that would be useful in strategic planning. It is the committee's intent that this report represents the beginning of a dialogue in which organizations consider their future spatial data activities in a changing societal context.
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