Geographic data and the law: defining new challenges

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...

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Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: Leuven Leuven Univ. Press 2012
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Zusammenfassung: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
Beschreibung:Includes bibliographical references (pages 187 - 199)
Towards True Interoperable Geographic Data : Developing a Global Standard for Geo-data Licences -- Cultivating Open Geodata Ecologies : Lessons from the Implementation of the INSPIRE Directive -- Juggling Information Policy, Rights to Information and Copyright Licensing to Enhance the Accessibility and Reusability of Spatial Data : The Australian Experience -- Summary of Location Privacy in the United States -- The Processing of Location Data under the European Data Protection -- Legal Framework : Behavioural Profiling via Location Tracking -- Geographic Data and Legal Liability Issues -- High Resolution Data Dissemination against the Background of National Security in India -- The Relationship between the Public and Private Sector in the Spatial Information Market : How to Define their Roles? -- Measuring Public Value with the Public Value Test: Best or Worst Practice? -- Conclusions : Future Legal Challenges for Geographic Data and SDI.
Beschreibung:199 S. graph. Darst., Kt.
ISBN:9789058679246
9058679241

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