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NCGIA Closing Reports on Research Initiatives and Projects (1993)
This report describes the results of NCGIA Research Initiative 4 on Use and Value of Geographic Information, carried out in the period May 1989–summer 1991. The report features the outcomes of activities related to the objectives of the initiative, to: 1. Identify primary and subsequent users of spatial information, and determine the value of such information; 2. Develop and test models of the decision-making process regarding land use, focusing on the role of geographic information; 3. Identify problems of dealing with risk and uncertainty associated with decision making; and 4. Evaluate the direct and indirect benefits of geographic information analysis and geographic information systems.
    Cover page: Use and Value of Geographic Information—NCGIA Research Initiative 4, Closing Report
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    NCGIA Closing Reports on Research Initiatives and Projects (1996)
    This report describes the results of NCGIA Research Initiative 9 on Institutions Sharing Geographic Information. The initiative was active during the period June 1992–summer 1994. Its focus was to identify and understand the behavioral and organizational impediments and incentives to the sharing of geographic information within different kinds of geographic-information-user environments. Distinctions were drawn between the protocols that facilitate sharing among decision makers in the public and private sectors, and among scientists. Consideration was also given to the types of spatial data shared and the types of problems addressed by decision makers. Spatial metadata was seen as a critical priority for enhancement of the sharing of geographic information.
      Cover page: Institutions Sharing Geographic Information—NCGIA Research Initiative 9, Closing Report
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      Perspectives and Resources for GIScience Education (1993)
      GIS conference proceeding articles are only sporatically covered by the current online database services. Similarly, GIS books which contain articles or chapters written by different authors are difficult to access by the titles and authors of those chapters. The primary purpose of this document and accompanying data base is to provide bibliographic citations for all articles contained in the major GIS conference proceedings and book compendiums for the previous year (1992).
        Cover page: NCGIA Annual GIS Bibliography for 1992
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        Perspectives and Resources for GIScience Education (1992)
        GIS conference proceeding articles are only sporatically covered by online database services. Similarly, GIS books which contain articles or chapters written by different authors are difficult to access by the titles and authors of those chapters. The primary purpose of this document and accompanying data base is to provide bibliographic citations for all articles contained in the major GIS conference proceedings and book compendiums of 1991.
          Cover page: NCGIA Annual GIS Bibliography for 1991
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          NCGIA Technical Reports (1992)

          Sharing of geographic information involves more than simple data exchange. To facilitate sharing, the GIS research and user communities must deal with both the technical and institutional aspects of collecting, structuring, analyzing, presenting, disseminating, integrating, and maintaining spatial data. Significant efforts are already underway in addressing the technical difficulties inherent in sharing spatial data. Those efforts need to be bolstered with increased activities and research in addressing institutional, organizational, and behavioral problems. In order to spur research on these topics, a group of specialists was brought together to explore behavioral, organizational, and institutional issues acting as impediments or incentives to the sharing of geographic information among and within organizations.

          The specialists met for three days of presentations and discussions in San Diego from February 27 through February 29, 1992. During the meeting, participants took on the task of suggesting areas of research likely to be fruitful in addressing both near and long-term problems in the sharing of geographic information. For the research topics suggested, theoretical frameworks and methodological approaches for their accomplishment were proposed. This document reports the discussions and research recommendations arising from the specialist meeting process.

            Cover page: NCGIA Research Initiative 9- Institutions Sharing Geographic Information:  Scientific Report for the Specialist Meeting, 26-29 February 1992 (92-5)
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            NCGIA Technical Reports (1994)

            This selected bibliography has been prepared as part of the preparation for an NCGIA Initiative on Law, Information Policy, and Spatial Databases. Articles have been placed within one of the following categories: Freedom of Information, Open Records, and Government Charges for Information; Privacy; Copyright, Patent, and Trade Secrets; Computer Contracts, Licensing, Electronic Document Interchange, and Encryption; Liability and Admissibility; and General Books, Articles, and Bibliographies.

            Although numerous articles in some of the categories covered by this bibliography are contained in the popular and general academic literature, this bibliography has focused on inclusion of articles contained in the law literature and GIS literature. We have also avoided references to specific court cases and legislation in the bibliography. 

              Cover page: Selected Bibliography on Law, Information Policy, and Spatial Databases (94-2)
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              Perspectives and Resources for GIScience Education (1994)
              GIS conference proceeding articles are only sporatically covered by the current online database services. Similarly, GIS books which contain articles or chapters written by different authors are difficult to access by the titles and authors of those chapters. The primary purpose of this document and accompanying data base is to provide bibliographic citations for all articles contained in the major GIS conference proceedings and book compendiums for the previous year (1993).
                Cover page: NCGIA Annual GIS Bibliography for 1993
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                NCGIA Technical Reports (1989)
                The specialist meeting for Initiative 4 of the NCGIA was held in Maine from May 6through 10, 1989. Initiative 4 sought to provide a forum for an interdisciplinary discussion of the use and value of geographic information in decisionmaking,focusing on impediments to use. Participants were drawn from the three Center sites, the academic community, government agencies and private firms active in GIS. Disciplines represented include Geography, Economics, Sociology, Law, Public Policy, and Engineering. The list of attendees and the specialist meeting agenda are attached as an appendix. Attendees’ position papers and summary reports of the meeting sessions will be published in a separate workshop report.
                  Cover page: Use and Value of Geographic Information: Initiative 4 Specialist Meeting Summary Report (89-6)
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                  NCGIA Technical Reports (1993)
                  In late 1990 and early 1991, a methodological framework was developed for testing technology transfer hypotheses within GIS operational environments. The paper reporting this work was titled "Case Study Research Methods for Geographic Information Systems" (Onsrud, Pinto, and Azad 1992). This report gathers together (1) the original foundation paper used as the basis for the case study research project, (2) the call for participation that includes a listing of the thirty hypotheses for which "control conditions" were sought in each case study, and (3) reports from two of the case studies. The two case studies incorporated into this report were selected for inclusion because they most closely adhered to the methodology presented in the original Onsrud, Pinto, and Azad paper and they provided constructive criticism of the methodology. Most case work seen to date in the GIS community has been directed at deriving theory. The intent of this project was to spur work in which pre-derived theory would drive the direction the case study work would take and to use case study methods as a means of testing theory. The methods and results that follow are offered as additional tools for gaining greater understanding of the factors and processes involved in implementing and using geographic information systems.
                    Cover page: Testing Technology Transfer Hypotheses in GIS Environments Using a Case Study Approach (93-8)
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                    NCGIA Technical Reports (1995)
                    There appears to be a growing agreement among the users of geographic and land information systems that common sets of geographic data on which users could build to their own particular data needs would promote greater data sharing among the various players in the geographic information system (GIS) community (NRC 1994). Such common data sets, referred to as "core" or "framework" data sets, could be collected by designated government agencies or by participating members of the private sector and added to the public domain, via the National Spatial Data Infrastructure (NSDI), for the use of any and all interested parties. There are many existing digital geographic data sets that enjoy great popularity among various members of the GIS community. However, there appears to be no clear consensus of which geographic data sets would be of greatest value to these government agencies and private businesses. This report is concerned with the identification and prioritization of framework data sets. To help discover which framework data sets should be given priority for incorporation into the NSDI, the Federal Geographic Data Committee (FGDC) has funded a mail questionnaire survey that was conducted by the National Center for Geographic Information and Analysis (NCGIA) with oversight by a peer focus group.
                      Cover page: Framework Datasets for the NSDI (95-1)
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