Geographic Information

During the past 25 years of digital information development, industry-wide discussion has progressed from resolving technology issues for managing GI to establishing policy for accessing it, especially in the public sector. In the most coherent volume to date, Geographic Information: Value, Pricing, Production, and Consumption brings the producer and consumer arguments together, providing a fresh perspective on the emotional and territorial issues of IPR (intellectual property rights) protection and liberation. Addressing a broad spectrum of challenges Inherent in GI from a Euro-centric mindset, this work-Focuses on a range of issues relating to GI, from its very definition, purpose, and use, to its impact on individuals, organizations, and governments, Assesses the value of GI in the context of implementing a national Spatial Data Infrastructure (SDI), Provides an overview of historic cost-benefit studies and the methodologies employed, along with commentary on their suitability, Presents various approaches to valuing GI, Includes a detailed case study, Examines access and exploitation policies, as well as local, national, and global strategies for implementation, Unashamedly Euro-centric, the authors deliberately move the conceptual debates away from USA "Freedom of Information" principles into a consideration of the multi-national, multi-cultural, and socially complex information contexts of Europe, Africa, and Asia. Book jacket.

• | Author: Roger A. Longhorn, Michael Blakemore
• | Publisher: Crc Press
• | Publication Date: Jun 30, 2020
• | Number of Pages: 246 pages
• | Language: English
• | Binding: Paperback
• | ISBN-10: 0367577585
• | ISBN-13: 9780367577582