The INSPIRE Directive by the European Commission sets the legal and technical
foundations towards interoperable Spatial Data Infrastructures (SDIs) across Europe. EU …

Spatial data infrastructure (SDI) related to marine spatial data is known as marine SDI
(MSDI). In this paper, we determine data themes under the MSDI in the order of usefulness …

Developments in production, sharing and use of spatial data and information involve
revisiting the role and scope of cartography. Cartography is a core discipline for spatially …

Water data networks are increasingly being integrated to answer complex scientific
questions that often span large geographical areas and cross political borders. Data …

Standardization of methods for data exchange in GIS has along history predating the
creation of World Wide Web. The advent of World Wide Web brought the emergence of new …

Background: Geospatial linked data brings into the scope of the Semantic Web and its
technologies, a wealth of datasets that combine semantically-rich descriptions of resources …

Applications such as disaster and emergency management require near-instant access to
data from different sources to make decisions and take actions rapidly. Although previous …

Applications such as disaster and emergency management require near-instant access to
data from different sources to make decisions and take actions rapidly. Although previous …

Abstract Information about localized phenomena may be represented in multiple ways. GIS
systems may be used to record the spatial extent of the phenomena. Observations about the …

(SDI) to provide comprehensive spatial data access which meets the spatial data needs for
environmental management. The Nigerian case is adopted as a context for this research …