Geographic Information
Organization, Access, and Use
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Beschreibung
This book explores both the background and present challenges facing the preservation of geographic information (GI) focusing on the roles of librarians, archivists, data scientists, and other information professionals in the creation of GI records; geospatial data discovery, geographic information policy, and metadata creation; and a look beyond current technology and data formats for long-term preservation.
The history and future of geographic information (GI) in the context of big data creates new avenues of concern over its organization, access and use. In this book the authors explore both the background and present challenges facing the preservation of GI, focusing on the roles of librarians, archivists, data scientists, and other information professionals in the creation of GI records for its organization, access, and use.
Provides a brief history of geographic information creation and storage Chronicles a variety of resources to locate imagery, data, and maps Discusses metadata value and creation in detail Provides a recent chronology of geographic information policy Outlines the roles of librarians, archivists, data scientists, and other information professionals in the past, present, and future of geographic information preservation, organization, access, use, and analysis
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Wade Bishop
Themen in »Geographic Information«
Data Curation Data Management Data Mining Geographic Information Librarianship Geographic Information Retrieval Geographic Information Storage Geographic Information Systems Geospatial Data Spatial Data Infrastructure Special Collections