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... The rankings, although interesting as a way of focusing discussions, were not consistent-some groups emphasized the significance of a change, others emphasized the likelihood of a change. The lists of anticipated changes are, in a sense, snapshots of 139 isolated forecasts of future events involving spatial data, with no organizing structure except the small-group rankings.
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... The use of spatial data will increase as user interface tools provide improved access to spatial data and spatial data technology becomes embedded in other standardt software products.
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... 14. Data collection agents include such institutions as local, state, and federal governments, nongovernmental organizations, and commercial companies.
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... The trend towarc! data collection at the community level and the greatly increased availability of technology by inclividuals will provide an expancled forum for citizen involvement in the decision-making process.
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  • future events
  • data technology
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  • relevant information
  • collection agents
  • time lag
  • farming practices
  • spatial literacy

  • data horizontally
  • academic sectors
  • consumer application
  • government data
  • vehicle navigation

  • federal governments
  • involvement includes
  • literacy defines
  • public data
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