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1 online resource (xvi, 230 pages) Bringing producer and consumer debates together, Geographic Information: Value, Pricing, Production, and Consumption provides a coherent perspective on what have become emotional and territorial issues of IPR protection and liberation. This book addresses a range of issues relating to GI, from its definition, purpose, and use to how GI affects individuals, organizations, and governments. It examines business issues including pricing, exploitation, competition, and IPR in private, commercial, and public domain environments. It also introduces a detailed case study that shows how the GI collecti Includes bibliographical references and index Print version record Front cover; Contents; Preface; Acknowledgments; About the Authors; chapter one. Introduction; chapter two. Determining the value of geographic information; chapter three. The business of GI: No such thing as a free lunch; chapter four. Pricing information: The interaction of mechanism and policy; chapter five. Geographic information, globalization, and society; chapter six. Spatial data infrastructures: Policy, value, and cost-benefit; chapter seven. Conclusions and prospects; Glossary and a

Author

Roger A. Longhorn and Michael Blakemore

Publisher

Boca Raton: CRC Press

Published

2008

Language

EN

ISBN

9781420005172

Subjects

Engineering, Mathematics, Travel