Toward a Coordinated Spatial Data Infrastructure for the Nation (1993) / Chapter Skim
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3 National Spatial Data Infrastructure
3 National Spatial Data Infrastructure
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. The problem orientation draws on data and information from the disciplinary and mission orientations but is distinguished by the need to integrate information from a variety of sources primarily for public policy formulation and decision making.
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of spatial data rather than the technology or commercial value of the data. There was a broad vision of an information society, including the inherent power of spatial data systems to help resolve land issues and to enable greater citizen participation in decision making.
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The focus will be on linking data bases into distributed spatial information networks and on developing application software and decision-support tools to more effectively exploit the available information. What has been perceived as having commercial value in the information industry will change with the diffusion of value-added products and services.
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In summary, the National Spatial Data Infrastructure is the means to assemble geographic information that describes the arrangement and attributes of features and phenomena on the Earth. The infrastructure includes the materials, technology, and people necessary to acquire, process, store, and distribute such information to meet a wide variety of needs.
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Information flow, particularly in the spatial data infrastructure, should be seen as critical to the maintenance of a competitive position for the United States in an increasingly international economic arena. The concept of a spatial information infrastructure has recently been addressed in a number of countries, including Australia, Canada, New Zealand, and the United Kingdom (Newton et al., 1992; Rhinci, 19921.
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(1992~. The information infrastructure of GIS, in Proceedings, 5th International Symposium on SpatialData Handling, International Geographical Union Commission on GIS, August 3-7, 1992, Charleston, South Carolina, pp.
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