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The emergence of geoportals and their role in spatial data infrastructures
2005
Computers, Environment and Urban Systems
Geoportals are World Wide Web gateways that organize content and services such as directories, search tools, community information, support resources, data and applications. This paper traces the emergence of geoportals, outlining the significance of developments in enterprise GIS and national spatial data infrastructures (SDIs), with particular reference to the US experience. Our objectives are principally pedagogic, in order to relate the development of geoportals to SDI initiatives and to
doi:10.1016/s0198-9715(04)00045-6
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