Overview
- 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
Part of the book series: Springer Geography (SPRINGERGEOGR)
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About this book
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.
Authors and Affiliations
About the authors
Tony H. Grubesic is Professor of Policy Analytics at Arizona State University, where he is also Director of the Center for Spatial Reasoning & Policy Analytics. He has previously held academic appointments at Drexel University, Oregon State University, Indiana University and the University of Cincinnati. His research and teaching interests are in geographic information science, regional development and public policy evaluation. Author of over 120 research publications, his recent work focuses on spatial analytics and data uncertainty, neighborhood dynamics, telecommunications policy and air transportation systems. Grubesic obtained a B.A. in Political Science from Willamette University, a B.S. in Geography from the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater, a M.A. in Geography from the University of Akron, and a Ph.D. in Geographic Information Science from Ohio State University.
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Geographic Information
Book Subtitle: Organization, Access, and Use
Authors: Wade Bishop, Tony H. Grubesic
Series Title: Springer Geography
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-22789-4
Publisher: Springer Cham
eBook Packages: Earth and Environmental Science, Earth and Environmental Science (R0)
Copyright Information: Springer International Publishing Switzerland 2016
Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-319-22788-7Published: 08 November 2016
Softcover ISBN: 978-3-319-79428-0Published: 27 June 2018
eBook ISBN: 978-3-319-22789-4Published: 27 October 2016
Series ISSN: 2194-315X
Series E-ISSN: 2194-3168
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XVI, 214
Number of Illustrations: 8 b/w illustrations, 16 illustrations in colour
Topics: Geographical Information Systems/Cartography, Database Management, Information Storage and Retrieval