Distributed Geolibraries : Spatial Information Resources, Summary of a Workshop.

Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Staff, National Research Council
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Washington : National Academies Press, 1999.
Colección:Compass series Distributed geolibraries
Temas:
Geographic information systems > United States > Congresses.
Digital libraries > United States > Congresses.
Distributed databases > United States > Congresses.
Systèmes d'information géographique > États-Unis > Congrès.
Bibliothèques virtuelles > États-Unis > Congrès.
Bases de données réparties > États-Unis > Congrès.
Digital libraries
Distributed databases
Geographic information systems
United States
Conference papers and proceedings
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Distributed Geolibraries
  • Copyright
  • ACKNOWLEDGMENT OF REVIEWERS
  • Preface
  • Contents
  • Executive Summary
  • CHARACTERISTICS AND BENEFITS OF DISTRIBUTED GEOLIBRARIES
  • THE NATIONAL SPATIAL DATA INFRASTRUCTURE
  • CONTENTS, SERVICES, AND FUNCTIONS OF DISTRIBUTED GEOLIBRARIES
  • ARCHITECTURE OF DISTRIBUTED GEOLIBRARIES
  • INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY ISSUES
  • ORGANIZATIONAL ISSUES
  • 1 Introduction
  • EXAMPLES
  • Emergency Response
  • Housing Relocation
  • Public Health
  • Natural Resource Planning
  • A COMMON THEME
  • 2 A Vision for Distributed GeolibrariesRECENT DEVELOPMENTS
  • A LIBRARY VISION
  • DEFINING A DISTRIBUTED GEOLIBRARY
  • A Distributed Library
  • Geoinformation
  • Characteristics of a Distributed Geolibrary
  • DISTRIBUTED GEOLIBRARIES AND THE NATIONAL SPATIAL DATA INFRASTRUCTURE
  • DISTRIBUTED GEOLIBRARIES AND DIGITAL EARTH
  • 3 The Distributed Geolibrary in Societal and Institutional Context
  • LOCAL FOCUS
  • LIBRARY CONSIDERATIONS
  • The Library as an Institution
  • Economic Considerations
  • Distributed Geolibraries and the Existing Library Institution
  • DATA, INFORMATION, AD KNOWLEDGEIntellectual Property Concerns
  • Uses of Data, Information, and Knowledge
  • ACCESS
  • SUMMARY AND ADDITIONAL ISSUES
  • 4 Services and Functions
  • LIBRARY SERVICES
  • DISTRIBUTED GEOLIBRARY SERVICES
  • THE NEED FOR DISTRIBUTED GEOLIBRARY SERVICES
  • SERVICES AS COLLECTIONS OF FUNCTIONS
  • NECESSARY DISTRIBUTED GEOLIBRARY FUNCTIONS
  • Search by Geographical Location
  • Search by Place Name
  • Search by Subject Theme or Time Period
  • Item Display and Description
  • Collection Creation and Maintenance
  • Searching over Distributed AssetsIntegration, Analysis, and Manipulation
  • Assisting Users
  • Assessment and Feedback
  • OPTIONS FOR THE DELIVERY OF DISTRIBUTED GEOLIBRARY SERVICES
  • 5 Building Distributed Geolibraries
  • REQUIREMENTS
  • Standards and Protocols
  • Data Sets
  • Georeferencing
  • Cataloging
  • Visualization
  • Knowledge Construction
  • RESEARCH NEEDS
  • INSTITUTIONAL NEEDS
  • MEASURING PROGRESS
  • 6 Conclusions
  • REVISITING THE RATIONALE FOR DISTRIBUTED GEOLIBRARIES
  • DISTRIBUTED GEOLIBRARIES IN CONTEXT
  • References
  • AppendixesAppendix A Workshop Participants
  • NRC Staff
  • Appendix B Contributed White Papers
  • Appendix C Workshop Agenda Workshop on Distributed Geolibraries: Spatial Information Resources
  • Appendix D Example Prototypes
  • Microsoft's Terraserver (www.terraserver.com)
  • MapQuest (www.mapquest.com)
  • Environmental Protection Agency ZIP Code Search (www.epa.gov/enviro/zipcodejs.html)
  • U.S. Bureau of the Census TIGER Map Server (tiger.census.gov)
  • U.S. Geological Survey National Atlas (www.usgs.gov/atlas)
  • MIT's Digital Orthophoto Server (ortho.mit.edu)

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