Geographic Data and the Law Defining New Challenges

Name: Geographic Data and the Law Defining New Challenges
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ISBN: 9789058679246

ISBN-10: 9058679241

ISBN-13: 9789058679246

Edition: 2013

Authors: Katleen Janssen, Joep Crompvoets

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The increasing availability and use of geographic data in today's society give rise to many legal barriers and pitfalls, which are often unknown to or underestimated by policymakers and stakeholders. Geographic Data and the Law stands at the forefront of current research on a topic of increasing urgency in the geographic information field: the legal challenges relating to spatial data information (SDI).The expert authors highlight current and emerging practices and trends in tackling these challenges and showcase how law and policy can be used proactively to stimulate the use of geographic data In a three-part presentation, the book deals with open licensing and data lifecycle regulation;…

Book details

List price: $49.00
Copyright year: 2013
Publisher: Leuven University Press
Publication date: 4/15/2013
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 206
Size: 6.30" wide x 9.40" long x 0.75" tall
Weight: 0.990
Language: English

Joep Crompvoets is an associate professor at the Public Management Institute of Katholieke Universiteit Leuven in Belgium and lecturer at the Centre for Geo-Information of Wageningen University in The Netherlands. He holds two MSs and a Ph.D. from Wageningen University.



About the Editors


About the Authors


List of Abbreviations


Introduction


Policies Promoting Availability


Towards True Interoperable Geographic Data: Developing a Global Standard for Geo-data Licences


Cultivating Open Geodata Ecologies: Lessons from the Implementation of the INSPIRE Directive


Juggling Information Policy, Rights to Information and Copyright Licensing to Enhance the Accessibility and Reusability of Spatial Data: The Australian Experience


Policies Restricting Availability


Summary of Location Privacy in the United States


The Processing of Location Data under the European Data Protection Legal Framework: Behavioural Profiling via Location Tracking


Geographic Data and Legal Liability Issues


High Resolution Data Dissemination against the Background of National Security in India


Relationship between the Public and Private Sector


The Relationship between the Public and Private Sector in the Spatial Information Market: How to Define their Roles?


Measuring Public Value with the Public Value Test: Best or Worst Practice?


Conclusions


Conclusions: Future Legal Challenges for Geographic Data and SDI


List of Main References