Linked to a purpose that must be known before the survey starts. Intermediary possibilities Almost all projects fall somewhere along this continuum. Soil maps and forest inventories often fall closer to the 'integrated' end. The tighter the list of attributes the more 'parametric' it is. There are a number of approaches to this process.
Vision tends to be limited to replacement of current functions.
Iterative approaches call for bureaucracies. Tables of attributes only vs. geometry vs geometry plus attributes Parcel id vs. address vs. This works reasonably well for closed systems, not so well in settings where political agendas are important. Find new users Put all three viewpoints together.