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... More important to the long-term maintenance and health of Framework data is the recognition by private industry that its future lies in providing services for individuals and firms that utilize the extended NSDI. Once that realization occurs, we will find that it is in the best economic interests of industry, nonprofit organizations, and government to form consortia to ensure continued availability of the data needed for a robust extended NSDI.
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... The creation and maintenance of spatial data represents a substantial investment by a community. It must be recognized that there is a great disparity among local governments across the country in their ability to support an extended framework from both technical and financial perspectives.
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  • extended framework
  • framework data
  • spatial data
  • governmental units
  • nonprofit organizations

  • extended nsdi
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  • public domain
  • nonprofit organization
  • private firms

  • economic sense


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