Geospatial reference data as public sector information involvement of the surveying and mapping authorities : the German way
Zeddies, Wilhelm
In Germany the federal government, the federal states and the local level build the Spatial Data Infrastructure Germany (GDI-DE) together. Doing this, the potential of geographic information, particularly for political as well as administration- and economy-relevant decision processes is increased. The surveying and mapping authorities in Germany play a very important role by providing the geospatial reference data ((Geobasisdatenn). They consist of the geodetic reference data, the cadastral textual and graphical data and the topographic data (landscape models, terrain models and digital orthophotos). It belongs to the objectives of the Official German Surveying and Mapping to provide these data not only for the public but also for the private sector. The geospatial reference data are the first link of a value added chain.
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