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Appendix E: Glossary
Pages 273-278

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... . A license setting forth the terms under which a vendor sells a right to use a product; the license typically accompanies the electronic file containing the licensed data, or is on the vendor's Web site.
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From page 274...
... location-based measurements and observations obtained through human cognition or through such technologies as satellite remote sensing, aerial photography, Global Positioning System, and mobile technologies; and (2) locationbased information transformed as images, photographs, maps, models, and other visualizations.
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From page 275...
... A geographic information commons may include both public domain (i.e., free from any use restrictions) and open access content (i.e., content openly available for others to access, use, and copy, and often to make derivative works although some limited restrictions may apply)
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From page 276...
... Typical restrictions may include preventing users from removing creator attribution from content, imposing identical license terms on any derived works, barring commercial use without permission, and liability limitations. We note that this definition does not necessarily conform to the use of the phrase "open access" in other contexts, including scientific publishing.
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From page 277...
... . The processes of obtaining, processing, or providing geographic information (see GEOGRAPHIC SERVICES)
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From page 278...
... Web services perform functions that can be anything from simple requests to complicated business processes. Once a Web service is deployed, other applications (and other Web services)
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  • government data
  • license setting
  • public domain
  • setting forth

  • vendor sells
  • information commons
  • providing geographic
  • content openly
  • web services

  • licensed data
  • limited restrictions
  • nevertheless access
  • resources data
  • include datasets

  • legal rights
  • creator attribution
  • including transportation
  • perform functions
  • protect individual

  • traditional line
  • spatial relationships
  • cell density
  • information marketplace
  • incorporating geographic

  • national spatial
  • data throughout
  • aerial photography
  • imposing identical
  • census boundaries


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