Geographic Data and the Law
Subtitle: Defining New Challenges
Publisher: Cornell University Press
Published: 2012
Language: eng
Number of pages: 206
ISBN-13: 9789058679246
Subjects: Geographic information systems; Information storage and retrieval systems, law
Description: The increasing availability and use of geographic data in today's society give rise to many legal barriers and pitfalls, which are often unknown to or underestimated by policymakers and stakeholders. This study stands at the forefront of current research on a topic of increasing urgency in the geographic information field: the legal challenges relating to spatial data information (SDI). The expert authors highlight current and emerging practices and trends in tackling these challenges, and showcase how law and policy can be used pro-actively to stimulate the use of geographic data.