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PART ONE Introduction and Background |
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1 SDIs - Setting the Scene |
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1.2 B uilding Spatial Data Infrastructures |
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1.2.1 Spatial Data in Developed and Developing Countries |
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1.2.2 SDIs and the "Triple Bottom Line" |
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1.2.3 The Evolving SDI Concept |
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1.2.4 SDIs and Land Administration |
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1.2.5 SDIs and the Government, Private and Academic Sectors |
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1.2.7 Technology as an SDI Driver |
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1.3 Challenges Facing SDI Development |
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1.3.1 Developing an SDI Vision |
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1.3.2 Raising Community Awareness of Spatial Data |
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1.3.3 The Marine Dimension of SDIs |
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1.3.5 Strengthening Institutional Arrangements for SDI Development |
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1.3.6 Ensuring Capacity for SDI Development |
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1.3.7 SDI Research and Development |
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2 Spatial Data Infrastructures: Concept, Nature and SDI Hierarchy |
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2.2 The Need for Spatial Data |
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2.2.1 Sharing Spatial Data |
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2.2.2 Spatial Data and Decision Support Systems |
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2.3 Spatial Data Infrastructure |
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2.3.1 SDI Nature and Characteristics |
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(b) Different Views to Understanding and Development |
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(c) The Importance of People |
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2.3.2 Current SDI Initiatives (Global, Regional, National, State, Local) |
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2.4.1 The Theory of Hierarchy |
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(a) Definition of Hierarchy |
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(b) Purpose and Levels of a Hierarchical Structure |
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2.4.2 Hierarchical Reasoning |
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(b) Properties of Hierarchies |
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2.4.3 Different Views on SDI Hierarchy |
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2.5 Applying Hierarchy Theory to SDI |
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2.5.1 Hierarchy Theory and an SDI Hierarchy |
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2.6 Relationships Among Different SDIs |
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PART TWO From Global SDI to Local SDI |
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3.2.1 GSDI Components and Organizational Model |
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(a) The GSDI Steering Committee |
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(c) GSDI Program and Business Plan |
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(d) The SDI Implementation Guide ("Cookbook") |
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(e) GSDI for Decision Support |
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3.2.2 GSDI-Current Status of Development |
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3.2.3 Issues and Challenges |
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3.2.4 Future Plans and Discussion |
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(a) Implementing the GSDI Association |
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3.3.1 Components and Organizational Model |
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(a) Institutional Arrangements |
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3.3.2 SDI Current Status of Development |
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3.3.3 Issues and Challenges |
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3.3.4 Future Plans and Discussion |
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3.4 Evaluation of Global Initiatives |
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4.2 European Umbrella Organization for Geographic Information (EUROGI) |
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4.2.1 Organizational Status |
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4.2.2 Issues and Challenges |
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4.3 Permanent Committee on GIS Infrastructure for Asia and the Pacific (PCGIAP) |
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4.3.1 SDI Components and Organizational Model |
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4.3.2 Status of Development |
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(a) Institutional Framework |
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4.3.3 Issues and Challenges |
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4.3.4 Future Plans and Discussions |
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4.4 Permanent Committee on SDI for the Americas (PCIDEA) |
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4.4.1 Organizational Status |
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4.4.2 Issues and Challenges |
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4.5 Comparative Evaluation |
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5 SDI Diffusion -- A Regional Case Study with Relevance to other Levels |
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5.2 Asia and the Pacific Region and Regional SDI Activities: A Case Study |
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5.2.1 Current Progress of PCGIAP and APSDI Development |
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5.4 Influencing Factors for Regional SDI Diffusion |
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5.4.1 Environmental Factors |
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5.4.3 SDI Organization Factors |
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5.5 SDI Development Models |
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5.6 New Strategies and Future Direction |
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5.6.1 Organizational Restructure |
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5.6.2 Redesign Future Strategy Based on Social System |
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5.6.3 Modify the SDI Conceptual Model |
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5.6.4 Adopting SDI Process-Based Model |
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6 National SDI Initiatives |
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6.2 National SDI -- The Concept and Nature |
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6.2.1 Motivation for National SDI Development |
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6.2.2 Models for National SDI Development |
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6.3 Role and Relationships Within SDI Hierarchy |
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6.4 Generational Development of SDIs |
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6.4.1 First Generation of National SDI Initiatives |
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6.4.2 Second Generation of National SDI Initiatives |
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6.4.3 Comparative Analysis |
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6.5 Recommendations and Future Directions |
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7.2 The Nature of Spatial Information at a State Level |
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7.3 State SDI -- Organizational Issues |
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7.4 The Operation of State SDI |
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7.4.1 Range of Datasets to Support State SDI |
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7.4.4 Value Adding Regime |
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7.4.5 Integration of State SDI Operations |
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7.5 Partnerships in State SDI |
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7.5.1 Types of Partnerships |
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7.5.2 Derivative Relationships -- Licensing, Royalties and Value Adding Resellers |
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7.5.3 An Evolving SDI Concept Based on Partnerships |
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7.6 Evaluation of State SDI Initiatives |
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7.7 Other Issues and Future Directions of State SDI |
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PART THREE Australian Case Study from National to Local |
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8 Development of the Australian Spatial Data Infrastructure |
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8.2 ANZLIC -- The Spatial Information Council |
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8.3 ASDI Conceptual Model |
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8.4 ASDI Organizational Model |
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8.4.1 ANZLIC Organizational Model |
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8.4.2 Public Sector Mapping Agencies |
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8.4.3 Spatial Information Industry Action Agenda |
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8.4.4 Australian Spatial Information Business Association |
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8.4.5 Spatial Sciences Coalition |
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8.4.6 Australian Spatial Information Education and Research Association |
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8.4.7 Spatial Information Cooperative Research Centre |
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8.5.1 Fundamental Datasets |
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8.5.2 Australian Spatial Data Directory (ASDD) |
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8.5.3 ASDI Clearinghouse Definition |
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8.6 Current Issues and Future Directions |
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9 State SDI Development: A Victorian Perspective |
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9.2 State SDI in Victoria |
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9.2.1 Victorian Land Administration |
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9.2.2 Roles and Responsibilities for Developing Victorian SDI |
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9.2.3 State Spatial Information Policy |
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9.2.4 Victorian Spatial Information Strategy |
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(b) Key Business Information |
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(e) Access Infrastructure |
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(f) Pricing and Licensing |
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9.3 Linkages to the National Spatial Information Sector |
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9.3.1 Growing the Private Sector |
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9.3.2 Participation in Standards Development |
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9.3.3 Jurisdictional Linkages |
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156 | (1) |
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9.4 Key State SDI Initiatives |
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9.4.1 Victorian Online Title System (VOTS) |
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156 | (1) |
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9.4.3 Property Information Project (PIP) |
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157 | (1) |
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9.4.4 Online Service Delivery -- Land Channel |
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9.5 Victoria's SDI: Next Steps |
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10 SDI Development: Roles of Local and Corporate SDIs |
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10.1.1 The Concept of SDI |
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10.2 Local SDI Development at Geelong |
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10.2.1 History of Geelong SDI Development |
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10.2.2 Current Geelong SDI (Components and Organization Model) |
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10.2.3 Linkages of Greater Geelong SDI Through Corporate SDI |
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10.3 Corporate SDI in Multi-Level SDI Development -- The Case of DNRE |
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10.3.1 Catchment and Water |
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10.3.2 Parks Flora and Fauna |
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10.3.3 Department Wide Effort |
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10.4 Some Patterns of SDI Development |
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10.4.1 Some Good Practices |
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10.4.2 Two Scales of SDI Development |
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PART FOUR Supporting Economic, Environmental and Social Objectives |
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11 Sustainable Development, the Place for SDIs, and the Potential of E-Governance |
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11.2 Sustainable Development |
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11.3 SDIs for Sustainable Development |
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(d) The Role of Partnerships |
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188 | (1) |
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(f) SDI Design and Equity |
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11.4 The Potential of E-Governance |
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12 SDIs and Decision Support |
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12.2 Decision Support for Sustainable Development |
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12.2.2 The Challenges for SDIs |
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12.3 Spatial Decision Support and SDIs |
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12.4 Supporting the Decision Environment |
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12.4.1 The Data Environment |
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12.4.2 The Technological Environment |
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12.4.3 The People Environment |
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12.5 The Developing Decision Support Status of SDIs |
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12.6 Decision Support in the Future of SDIs |
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13 Financing SDI Development: Examining Alternative Funding Models |
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211 | (24) |
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13.2 The Economic Issues of SDI Implementation |
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212 | (1) |
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13.3 The Concept of SDI Funding Models |
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13.3.1 Funding Models of the First Generation of SDIs |
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13.4 Alternative Funding Models |
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13.4.1 Infrastructure Classification |
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217 | (1) |
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13.4.2 Funding Models for SDIs Classified as Classic Infrastructures/Natural Monopolies |
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13.4.3 Funding Models for SDIs Classified as Network Infrastructures |
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13.4.4 Government's Function in this Category |
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13.5 Customizing the Alternative Funding Models for Emerging Nations |
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14 Developing Evaluation and Performance Indicators for SDIs |
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14.2 Land Administration Systems and the Role of SDIs |
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14.3 Evaluation and a Framework for Evaluation |
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(e) Assessment of Performance |
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PART FIVE Technical Dimension |
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15 Administrative Boundary Design in Support of SDI Objectives |
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249 | (14) |
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15.2 A Definition of the Spatial-Hierarchy Problem |
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15.2.1 The First Solution: Surface Modelling |
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15.2.2 The Second Solution: Data Interpolation |
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15.2.3 The Third Solution: Derived Boundaries |
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15.2.4 The Fourth Solution: Re-Aggregation |
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15.3 Administrative Boundaries Within SDI |
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254 | (5) |
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(b) The Modifiable-Area-Unit Problem (MAUP) |
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15.3.4 Technical Standards |
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(a) Hierarchical Spatial Reasoning (HSR) Applied to Administrative Boundaries |
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256 | (1) |
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(b) The Structure of Administrative Boundaries |
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257 | (1) |
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16 SDI and Location Based Wireless Applications |
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263 | (18) |
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16.2 SDI as a Foundation for Location Based Services |
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263 | (2) |
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16.3 Augmenting the SDI Model |
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265 | (6) |
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266 | (1) |
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268 | (1) |
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16.4 Framework to Facilitate Wireless Applications |
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16.5 Case Study -- Public Transport Application |
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16.5.1 Use Case Scenarios |
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16.6 Discussion, Recommendations and Future Directions |
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17 Positional Frameworks for SDI |
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281 | (18) |
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17.2 SDI and Positional Accuracy |
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281 | (2) |
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17.3 Opening the Lid on Geodesy |
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283 | (4) |
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17.3.1 Reference Systems, Reference Frames and Geodetic Datums |
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283 | (1) |
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284 | (1) |
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17.3.4 Coordinate Systems |
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285 | (1) |
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17.3.6 Positional Accuracy |
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286 | (1) |
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287 | (1) |
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17.4 Spatial Data Referencing |
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17.4.1 Adopting a Reference Frame to Support SDI |
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287 | (1) |
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17.4.2 Global Reference Frames as a Basis for SDI |
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288 | (1) |
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17.5 Transforming Between Different Reference Systems |
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289 | (1) |
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17.6 Measuring and Recording Positional Accuracy |
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290 | (2) |
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17.7.1 Case Study 1: The Geocentric Datum of Australia |
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292 | (2) |
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17.7.2 Case Study 2: PCGIAP |
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296 | (1) |
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297 | (2) |
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PART SIX Future Directions |
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299 | (14) |
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18 Future Directions for SDI Development |
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301 | (12) |
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301 | (1) |
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18.2 Covering the SDI Landscape |
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301 | (4) |
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18.3 SDI Development Issues |
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305 | (4) |
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305 | (1) |
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306 | (1) |
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18.3.3 Data and Standards |
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306 | (1) |
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307 | (1) |
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18.3.5 External Developments |
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308 | (1) |
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18.4 Relationships Between SDI Hierarchy, Issues and Different Models of SDI Development |
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309 | (1) |
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310 | (1) |
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311 | (2) |
Index |
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