In this scholarly volume, Harlan Onsrud, former president of the Global Spatial Data Infrastructure Association, presents the latest research by renowned international experts and offers insights into possible directions in which SDIs may be headed. Firmly rooted in a broad societal context, Research and Theory in Advancing Spatial Data Infrastructure Concepts analyzes models for planning, financing, and implementing SDI initiatives and assesses the extent to which established SDI projects in Australia, India, and the European Union are contributing to national economic competitiveness and social well-being.

Harlan Onsrud is a professor in the Department of Spatial Information Science and Engineering at the University of Maine and a research scientist with the National Center for Geographic Information and Analysis (NCGIA) in the United States. He is a former president of the Global Spatial Data Infrastructure Association (GSDI) and the University Consortium for Geographic Information Science.

ISBN: 9781589481626    2007   306 pages   $24.95

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