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Institutional issues affecting the integration and use of remotely sensed data and geographic information systems

January 1, 1991

The developers as well as the users of remotely sensed data and geographic information system (GIS) techniques are associated with nearly all types of institutions in government, industry, and academia. Individuals in these various institutions often find the barriers to accepting remote sensing and GIS are not necessarily technical in nature, but can be attributed to the institutions themselves. Several major institutional issues that affect the technologies of remote sensing and GIS are data availability, data marketing and costs, equipment availability and costs, standards and practices, education and training, and organizational infrastructures. Not only are problems associated with these issues identified, but needs and opportunities also are discussed. -from Authors

Publication Year 1991
Title Institutional issues affecting the integration and use of remotely sensed data and geographic information systems
Authors D. T. Lauer, J. E. Estes, J.R. Jensen, D. D. Greenlee
Publication Type Article
Publication Subtype Journal Article
Series Title Photogrammetric Engineering and Remote Sensing
Index ID 70016397
Record Source USGS Publications Warehouse
USGS Organization Earth Resources Observation and Science (EROS) Center