The GIS Guide to Public Domain Data gives users of geographic information systems (GIS) relevant information about the sources and quality of available public domain spatial data. Readers will understand how to find, evaluate, and analyze data to solve location-based problems. This guide covers practical issues such as copyrights, cloud computing, online data portals, volunteered geographic information, and international data. Supplementary exercises are available online to help put the concepts into practice. Students, researchers, and professionals will find The GIS Guide to Public Domain Data a useful desk companion to help them navigate the world of spatial data in the public domain.
- ISBN10 128048764X
- ISBN13 9781280487644
- Publish Date 17 May 2013 (first published 4 June 2012)
- Publish Status Active
- Out of Print 29 April 2015
- Publish Country US
- Imprint Esri Press
- Format eBook
- Language English