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spatial data infrastructure  

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  • The potential of recent developments in geographic information technology cannot be fully realized without the creation of some form of spatial data infrastructure (SDI). An SDI includes the materials, technology, and people necessary to acquire, process, and distribute geographic information from a great diversity of sources to meet a wide variety of needs. [Source: Encyclopedia of Geographic Information Science; Spatial Data Infrastructure]

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https://concepts.sagepub.com/social-science/concept/spatial_data_infrastructure

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