Geoportals in Selected European States : a Non-technical Comparative Analysis
Year: 2008
Type: conference-paper
Abstract: Geo-Information (GI) professionals, researchers and users have constantly proclaimed the potential of GI in facilitating more adroit and effective solutions to a wide variety of problems across today’s modern society. However, the successful application of Geo-Information (GI) to a wider cross-section of today’s society requires that GI is made available for sharing and reusing. For GI to be shared and reused on a large scale it must be easily accessible and assessable in an efficient and user-friendly format. To facilitate the sharing and reusing of GI many countries are implementing Spatial Data Infrastructures (SDIs). A key component of an SDI that facilitates accessibility and access to GI datasets is a Geoportal. In general, a Geoportal acts as a gateway to digital GI content and services made available within the concept of an SDI. The Geoportal achieves this goal through the linking of GI oriented websites and databases. These websites may be local, regional, national, for niche markets, public or privately owned. Within the context of an SDI it is propagated that there should be a single entry point (a National Geoportal) to GI content and services for a nation.
Institution: Delft University of Technology
Language: English
Subfield: Geography, Planning and Development
Field: Social Sciences
Domain: Social Sciences
Open Access status: green
OpenAlex ID: W2525289799