Framework and Requirements for Management of Topographic Data in Europe

Topographic data sets produced by the National Mapping Agencies (NMAs) are an essential part of Spatial Data Infrastructures (SDIs). Both global and European developments will denote that the NMAs will have to adopt new strategies for managing topographic data. This paper will embrace some of the requirements and introduce a framework for topographic data management based on the analysis of studies on user requirements, data quality and quality management, change in database management and standardization of geographic information. A multi-tier approach for management of topographic data in Europe is deduced requiring semantic modelling, harmonization and object-based data framework.

• Type: Conference
• Year: 2003
• Where: SCANGIS
• Authors: Antti Jakobsson
• Keywords: Information Technology, SCANGIS 2003, Spatial Data Infrastructures, Topographic Data, Topographic Data Management