This chapter considers the impacts of innovations in communications and information
technology on the nature of spatial data infrastructure (SDI). It examines the changes that …

Over the last 25 years, the potential benefits of sharing and reusing geographic information
for national development programs have led many countries to establish their own national …

Geospatial data are produced by several organizations located at various places, and that is
clearly a distributed environment. Many technical and institutional issues need to be …

The continuous development of Spatial Data Infrastructures (SDI) provides a favourable
context for environmental management and planning. However, it appears that the actual …

In the past ten years, chatbot development has matured to become one of the most well-
distinguished outcomes of artificial intelligence. Despite some criticism, Bing AI, ChatGPT …

GIS has been successful beyond measure around the world. Following Donald Norman,
successful technologies disappear; they become infrastructure. Now almost 50 years after its …

The public sector's possibilities of using geospatial technologies are vast and can improve
public management. In the Brazilian Federal Government, the use of geospatial …

Many municipalities in South Africa, especially those in rural areas, do not have the
resources to maintain the geospatial information required to deliver essential services …

The use of spatial data has become a key factor in numerous public sector processes.
However, recent evidence suggests that the seemingly obvious benefits of spatial data use …

Eine echtzeitfähige Überwachung von Deichen als Basis eines Frühwarnsystems bedarf
Daten unterschiedlicher Quellen. Neben den durch Sensoren vor Ort erfassten Daten sind …