GD12-6 - Spatial data infrastructures

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Author and Citation Info: 

DiBiase, D., DeMers, M., Johnson, A., Kemp, K., Luck, A. T., Plewe, B., and Wentz, E. (2006). Spatial data infrastructures. The Geographic Information Science & Technology Body of Knowledge. Washington, DC: Association of American Geographers. (2nd Quarter 2016, first digital).

Learning Objectives: 
  • Obtain data from a spatial data infrastructure for a particular application
  • Explain the vision, history, and status of the U.S. National Map
  • Explain the vision, history, and status of the U.S. National Spatial Data Infrastructure
  • Compare and contrast U.S. initiatives to European geographic information infrastructures
  • Explain the vision, history, and status of the Global Spatial Data Infrastructure