Document Type
Book Chapter
Legal Interoperability in Support of Spatially Enabling Society
Editor
Abbas Rajabifard et al.
Publication Date
2009
Abstract/ Summary
Spatial data is critically important for the wellbeing of society. Yet appropriate spatial data is often very difficult to find and, when found, the legal ability to use it is often in question. Lack of an operational web-wide capability allowing users to legally access and use the geospatial data of others without seeking permission on a case-by-case basis remains as an entrenched major impediment to general spatial enablement for all sectors in society. This chapter presents a legal inter-operability vision for offering, acquiring, and using spatial data and proposes an operational environment for gaining much greater legal clarity and efficiency in wide scale sharing and licensing of such data.
Repository Citation
Harlan J. Onsrud. "Legal Interoperability in Support of Spatially Enabling Society" Spatially Enabling Society: Research, Emerging Trends and Critical Assessment. Ed. Rajabifard, Abbas, Joep Crompvoets, Mohsen Kalantari, and Bas Kok. Leuven: Leuven University Press, 2010. 163-172.
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