Author:Cooper, Antony K; Eloff, C; Schmitz, PMUDate:Aug 2010This position paper was drafted shortly after the first meeting of the Committee for Spatial Information (CSI), because it was obvious from that first meeting that most of the members of the CSI had little knowledge of spatial data infrastructures ...Read more
Author:Schmitz, P; Eksteen, SDate:Jul 2014Worldwide geospatial datasets have become more readily available to non-expert users via the Internet and have changed the context in which spatial data is used. The quality of the available datasets can only be assessed if the corresponding ...Read more
Author:Cooper, Antony KDate:Jul 2016This thesis presents an analysis of the nature of volunteered geographical information (VGI) and on its applicability for use in a spatial data infrastructure (SDI) to supplement official and commercial sources, particularly given the ease ...Read morecb
Author:Lück-Vogel, MelanieDate:Apr 2018This article provides guidance to technical and non-technical coastal practitioner regarding the required precision of airborne lidar data for the typical coastal applications, output formats and value-added products. It also touches on issues ...Read more
Author:Cooper, Antony K; Gavin, EJODate:2005This chapter attempts to paint a broad picture of the spatial metadata in Africa and the Middle East, through describing briefly the activities in countries and regional bodies across the region and providing more detail in one or two countries ...Read more