Networking Spatial Information Systems

by P. W. Newton (Editor), P. R. Zwart (Editor), M. E. Cavill (Editor)

This updated version of the highly successful first edition highlights how the introduction of broadband telecommunications in the early 1990s has revolutionary implications for the spatial information community worldwide. Addresses the issues of Local Area Networks (LANS) interconnectivity, Wide Area Networks (WANS) and networking - the key organisational principles for the 1990s. A new chapter reviews recent applications and experiences in spatial information systems in a range of contexts. Provides a state-of-the-art analysis of how computer based systems for managing spatial data can be linked by telecommunications to enhance their effectiveness and scale.

342 pages, Hardcover

Published May 3, 1996