The Future of Spatial Data and Society: Summary of a Workshop (Compass Series) - Softcover

National Research Council; Division On Earth And Life Studies; Commission On Geosciences, Environment And Resources; Mapping Science Committee

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0309057353 ISBN 13: 9780309057356

Verlag: National Academies Press, 1997

Inhaltsangabe

Public and private institutions are committing resources and making important long-term decisions concerning the collection, management, and use of spatial data. Although these actions are influenced by current pressures, priorities, and opportunities, their ultimate success depends on how these spatial data activities will be relevant to future needs and demands.

The Mapping Science Committee, in cooperation with the Federal Geographic Data Committee, convened a workshop in April 1996 to examine societal and technological changes that might occur within the next 15 years. The purpose was to consider within the context of spatial data activities a series of long-term visions and to identify societal forces and changes that would make those visions more or less likely. The workshop provided a framework for thinking about the future of U.S. spatial data activities.

Table of Contents

• FRONT MATTER
• EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
• INTRODUCTION
• FORCES SHAPING THE FUTURE OF SPATIAL DATA
• CHANGES
• A FORECAST
• SCENARIOS
• WORKSHOP RESULTS
• APPENDIXES
• APPENDIX A: WORKSHOP PARTICIPANTS
• APPENDIX B: BACKGROUND PAPERS
• APPENDIX C: WORKSHOP AGENDA
• APPENDIX D: TIME LINE OF SIGNIFICANT PAST EVENTS AND FORCES
• APPENDIX E: TABLES OF ANTICIPATED CHANGES

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• Verlag: National Academies Press
• Erscheinungsdatum: 1997
• Sprache: Englisch
• ISBN 10: 0309057353
• ISBN 13: 9780309057356
• Einband: Tapa blanda
• Anzahl der Seiten: 80
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