ABSTRACT

Modern geographic information systems technology has transformed spatial data handling capabilities and made it necessary for governments to rethink their roles with respect to the supply and availability of geographic information.; The nature of the relationship between governments and geographic information is explored in this book from a number

chapter 3|18 pages

Britain

The Creation of a National Digital Topographic Database

chapter 4|20 pages

The Netherlands

The Emergence of a National Geographic Information Strategy

chapter 5|18 pages

Australia

The Commonwealth Dimension of State Geographic Information Strategies

chapter 6|18 pages

The United States

The National Spatial Data Infrastructure in Perspective