(book arising from the GSDI 9 Conference)

Table of Contents

Introduction
    Harlan Onsrud

Expanding the Spatial Data Infrastructure Knowledge Base
    Nama Raj Budhathoki and Zorica Nedovi-Budi

Are Spatial Data Infrastructures Special?
    W. H. Erik de Man

A Mixed-Method Approach for Evaluating Spatial Data Sharing Partnerships for Spatial Data Infrastructure Development
    Kevin McDougall, Abbas Rajabifard, and Ian P. Williamson

Spatial Data Sharing: A Cross-Cultural Conceptual Model
    El-Sayed Ewis Omran, Arnold Bregt, and Joep Crompvoets

INSPIRE: An Innovative Approach to the Development of Spatial Data Infrastructures in Europe
    Max Craglia and Alessandro Annoni

Providing Spatial Data Infrastructure Services in a Cross-Border Scenario: The SDIGER Project
    F. J. Zarazaga-Soria, J. Nogueras-Iso, M. Á. Latre, A. Rodriguez, E. López, P. Vivas, and P. R. Muro-Medrano

The Role of Spatial Data Infrastructures in Establishing an Enabling Platform for Decision Making in Australia
    Ian Williamson, Abbas Rajabifard, and Andrew Binns

National Spatial Data Clearinghouses, 2000 to 2005
    Joep Crompvoets and Arnold Bregt

Proposal for a Spatial Data Infrastructure Standards Suite: SDI 1.0
    Douglas Nebert, Carl Reed, and Roland Wagner

A Metaphor-Based Sociotechnical Perspective on Spatial Data Infrastructure Implementations: Some Lessons from India
    Satish K. Puri, Sundeep Sahay, and Yola Georgiadou

Geospatial Data Infrastructure for Sustainable Development of East Timor
    Tracey P. Lauriault and D. R. Fraser Taylor

A Framework for Comparing Spatial Data Infrastructures: An Australian–Swiss Case Study
    Christine Najar, Abbas Rajabifard, Ian Williamson, and Christine Giger

Institutions Matter: The Impact of Institutional Choices Relative to Access Policy and Data Quality on the Development of Geographic Information Infrastructures
    Bastiaan van Loenen and Jitske de Jong

Legal Framework for a European Union Spatial Data Infrastructure: Uncrossing the Wires
    Katleen Janssen and Jos Dumortier

GeoDRM: Towards Digital Management of Intellectual Property Rights for Spatial Data Infrastructures
    Mohamed Bishr, Andreas Wytzisk, and Javier Morales

Spatial Data Needs for Poverty Management
    Felicia O. Akinyemi

Spatial Data Infrastructures in Management of Natural Disasters
    Kwabena O. Asante, James P. Verdin, Michael P. Crane, Sezin A. Tokar, and James Rowland