European geographic information infrastructures : opportunities and pitfalls

Burrough, P. A. (Added Author). Masser, Ian. (Added Author).

Record details

ISBN: 0748407553
ISBN: 0748407561 (pbk.)
Physical Description: print
xv, 172 p., 4 p. of col. plates : ill., maps (some col.) ; 25 cm.
Publisher: London ; Bristol, PA : Taylor & Francis, c1998.

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Formatted Contents Note:

International aspects of spatial data exchange / Peter Burrough and Ian Masser -- From an understanding of European GI economic activity to the reality of a European data set / François Salgé -- Transboundary European GIS databases : review of the Baltic region experiences / Sindre Langaas -- Development of a GIS for hydrological modelling of the River Rhine / Jaap Kwadijk and Erik Sprokkereef -- The MEDALUS georeferenced database : an application used for land degradation research in the European mediterranean / Erik Cammeraat and Hein Prinsen -- Developments in cross-border standards for geodemographic segmentation / Richard Webber -- European geoinformation data publishing : understanding the commercial industry / Vanessa Lawrence -- Data integration for commercial information products : experiences from the EC's IMPACT-2 programme / Roger Longham -- Legal protection of geographic information in the EU / Mireille M. M. van Eechoud -- Intellectual property and mapping : a European perspective / Laila Aslesen -- Legal and institutional issues to be resolved with respect to the integration of European Data / Andrew Larner -- Intellectual property rights in disseminating digital geographic data, products and services : conflicts and commonalities among EU and US approaches / Harlan Onsrud and Xavier Lopez.