Title Advancing strategic science : a spatial data infrastructure roadmap for the U.S. Geological Survey / Committee on Spatial Data Enabling USGS Strategic Science in the 21st Century, Mapping Science Committee, Board on Earth Sciences and Resources, Division on Earth and Life Studies, National Research Council of the National Academies.

Publication Info.	Washington, D.C. : National Academies Press, [2012]
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Description	1 online resource (xvi, 115 pages) : illustrations
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Summary	Science is increasingly driven by data, and spatial data underpin the science directions laid out in the 2007 U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) Science Strategy. A robust framework of spatial data, metadata, tools, and a user community that is interactively connected to use spatial data in an efficient and flexible way--known as a spatial data infrastructure (SDI) must be available for scientists and managers to find, use, and share spatial data both within and beyond the USGS. Over the last decade, the USGS has conducted breakthrough research that has overcome some of the challenges associated with implementing a large SDI. Advancing Strategic Science: A Spatial Data Infrastructure Roadmap for the U.S. Geological Survey is intended to ground those efforts by providing a practical roadmap to full implementation of an SDI to enable the USGS to conduct strategic science.
Bibliography	Includes bibliographical references.
Contents	Introduction -- Background -- Key challenges and lessions learned -- A vision for optimizing the USGS spatial data infrastructure -- A roadmap for spatial data infrastructure implementation.
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Subject	Spatial data infrastructures -- United States.
	Spatial data infrastructures.
	United States.
Genre/Form	Electronic books.
	Electronic books.
Added Author	National Research Council (U.S.). Committee on Spatial Data Enabling USGS Strategic Science in the 21st Century.
	National Research Council (U.S.). Mapping Science Committee.
	National Research Council (U.S.). Board on Earth Sciences and Resources.
	National Research Council (U.S.). Division on Earth and Life Studies.
Other Form:	Print version: Advancing strategic science. Washington, D.C. : National Academies Press, 2012 030926457X (DLC) 2012472014 (OCoLC)816818772
ISBN	9780309264587 (electronic book)
	0309264588 (electronic book)
	9780309264570 (Trade Paper)
	030926457X (Trade Paper)

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