Dissertation Research: The Impact of Law and Information Policy on the Dissemination and Commercialization of Spatial Databases: A North American -European Community

Sbr-9506485本论文改进奖支持一项研究，研究政府科学和技术信息政策如何影响包含空间数据的数据库的传播，特别是将国家测绘机构产生的数据转移和使用给研究界和商业信息行业。这项研究将采取平行案例研究的形式，通过邮寄调查、面谈和档案研究收集信息。加拿大、法国、德国、荷兰、瑞典、英国和美国的空间数据供应商和用户将受到调查，以便进行国际比较。这项研究的结果将引起被研究国家的政府、研究人员和商业团体的兴趣，因为他们正在努力解决空间数据政策方面的重大国际差异。

SBR-9506485 This dissertation-improvement award supports a study into the ways that government scientific-and-technical-information policies affect the dissemination of databases containing spatial data, specifically, transfer and use of the data generated by national mapping agencies to the research community and the commercial information industry. The study will take the form of parallel case studies, with information collected via postal surveys, in-person interviews, and archival research. Spatial-data suppliers and users in Canada, France, Germany, the Netherlands, Sweden, the United Kingdom, and the United States will be investigated, to allow for international comparisons. The results of the research will be of interest to the government, research, and commercial communities of the countries studied, as they grapple with substantial international differences in spatial data policy.