Concept information
Preferred term
access to geographic information
Definition
- Access to geographic (or spatial) information concerns the right and ability of the general public to use a range of geographic data and information gathered by local, state, and federal government agencies and paid for by citizens'tax dollars. Since much of the data gathered for public purposes have a spatial reference, be it a street address or the geographic coordinates of a particular location, understanding the complexities of managing access to geographic information becomes important and relevant for all of us. [Source: Encyclopedia of Geographic Information Science; Access to Geographic Information]
Broader concept
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URI
https://concepts.sagepub.com/social-science/concept/access_to_geographic_information
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