Full Description
A must-read for academics, practitioners and policymakers dealing with legal aspects of geographic data
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 infrastructures (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; limitations on the availability of geographic data based on privacy, liability, and national security; and the interplay between the public and private sectors on the market for geographic data and information products.
Bringing together contributions from knowledgeable and well-known scholars and practitioners in the field, this book is must-read material for academics, practitioners, and policymakers dealing with any aspect of geographic data.
This publication is GPRC-labeled (Guaranteed Peer-Reviewed Content).
Contents
Table of Contents
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 Profi ling 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
