tailieunhanh - Geographic Information Management in Local Government

After spending well over a year contemplating and researching both the scope and the content of this book, we began writing it as the Ưmillennium dawned, a time described by many as a pivotal point between the past and the future. Early in the year 2000, both the popular and the technical press contained numerous articles by leading writers, commentators, and academics predicting how they saw Britain, the world, and people’s lives changing during the 21st century. While their opinions differed, they all recognized that during the past century, science and technology had opened more doors than anyone could have possibly imagined. While science is notoriously unpredictable, most. | Geographic Information Management in Local Government Geographic Information Management in Local Government Ian Gilfoyle and Peter Thorpe CRC PRESS Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Gilfoyle Ian. Geographic information management in local government Ian Gilfoyle Peter Thorpe. p. cm. Includes bibliographical references and index. ISBN 0-7484-0935-1 alk. paper 1. Geographic information systems Government policy Great Britain. 2. Information storage and retrieval systems Geography Government policy Great Britain. 3. Local governments Great Britain. I. Thorpe Peter 1943-II. Title. 2004 dc22 2004043851 This book contains information obtained from authentic and highly regarded sources. Reprinted material is quoted with permission and sources are indicated. A wide variety of references are listed. Reasonable efforts have been made to publish reliable data and information but the author and the publisher cannot assume responsibility for the validity of all materials or for the consequences of their use. Cover image reproduced with permission from Ordnance Survey. Crown Copyright NC 03 16653. Neither this book nor any part may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means electronic or mechanical including photocopying microfilming and recording or by any information storage or retrieval system without prior permission in writing from the publisher. The consent of CRC Press LLC does not extend to copying for general distribution for promotion for creating new works or for resale. Specific permission must be obtained in writing from CRC Press LLC for such copying. Direct all inquiries to CRC Press LLC 2000 . Corporate Blvd. Boca Raton Florida 33431. Trademark Notice Product or corporate names may be trademarks or registered trademarks and are used only for identification and explanation without intent to infringe. Visit the CRC Press Web site at 2004 by CRC Press LLC No claim to original . Government .