1st Edition

Mapping the Determinants of Spatial Data Sharing

By Uta Wehn de Montalvo Copyright 2003
294 Pages
by Routledge

This title was first published in 2003. With the increasing use of GIS in industrialised and developing countries, the availability of spatial data has become an issue that affects many public and private sector organisations. They are faced with the high cost and substantial effort involved in the generation of spatial data and so the sharing of this data is increasingly being seen as a way of... Read more
List of Figures, List of Tables, Preface, List of Abbreviations, 1. Introduction, 2. Spatial Data in Context, 3. A Behavioural Approach to Spatial Data Sharing, 4. Research Design and Implementation Methods, 5. Model of the Willingness to Share Spatial Data, 6. Survey of Spatial Data Sharing Perspectives, 7. To Share or Not to Share: Determinants of the Willingness to Engage in Spatial Data Sharing, 8. Conclusions 183, Appendices, Appendix A: Phase I Interview Questions, Appendix B: Questionnaire Items, Appendix C: Analysis of Differences in Intentions, Appendix D: Descriptive Statistics of Actual Sharing Behaviour, Appendix E: Empirical Validation of the Model, Appendix F: Examination of NSIF-related Items, Appendix G: Analysis of Differences in Means of Intention Groups for Determinant Beliefs, Appendix H: Correlation between Motivation to Comply and Outcome Evaluations, Bibliography, Index

Biography

Uta Wehn de Montalvo