geoXwalk - A Gazetteer Server and Service for UK Academia

This paper will summarise work undertaken on behalf of the UK academic community to evaluate and develop a gazetteer server and service which will underpin geographic searching within the UK distributed academic information network. It will outline the context and problem domain, report on issues investigated and the findings to date. Lastly, it poses some unresolved questions requiring further research and speculates on possible future directions.

• Type: Conference
• Year: 2003
• Where: ERCIMDL
• Authors: James Reid
• Keywords: Academic Information Network, ERCIMDL 2003, Possible Future Directions, UK Academic Community