Geographic Information Science
Mastering the Legal Issues
Published on 27. September 2005
474 pages
978-0-470-01355-7 (ISBN)
Description
Spatial information users and providers are increasingly concernedabout the legal implications relating to the use and disseminationof geographic information for which there are no right or wrongmethods of practice, and no one source of information. This bookfills the gap by addressing key issues in contract law,intellectual property law, rights and responsabilities andliability as they relate to the GI community.
* The first book to interpret the law relating to GI Science andoutline its implications to a general readership
* Provides a comprehensive discourse in law and GI Scienceirrespective of jurisdiction
* Offers a global perspective throughout with case materialscoming from the UK, North America, the EU and Australasia
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George Cho is Associate Professor of Geographic Information Systems and the Law, at the Faculty of Applied Science, University of Canberra, Australia.
Content
Table of Cases.
Table of Statutes.
Acknowledgements.
Introduction.
1. Geographic Information Science: Legal and PolicyIssues.
2. Sharing Geographic Information and Data.
3. Geographic Information and Intellectual PropertyRights.
4. Geographic Information and Privacy.
5. Geographic Information and Contract Law.
6. Geographic Information and Liability Standards.
References.
Index.
