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... The twenty-first century will see geographic information transported from remote nodes using computer networks to support clecision making throughout the nation. The National Inforn~ation Infrastructure (NII)
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... Recently a number of state geographic information councils have been established to coordinate spatial data activities within the respective states. Such councils can also encourage partnerships between state and local government agencies, coordinate arrangements between state agencies and the private sector, and provide points of contact for partnerships with the federal government organizations.
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... RECOMMENDATIONS I The size and diversity of the federal establishment suggest that viable partnerships will require focal points within the federal government for coordinating data procluction and partnership activities.
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... will be the conduit to bring these data sets together. The FGDC, federal agencies, and state geographic information councils in concert will form a critical component of the infrastructure that ensures logical consistency and availability of framework and other spatial data to carry the nation into the next century.
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Key Terms

  • information councils
  • state geographic
  • data partnerships
  • data infrastructure
  • performance review

  • federal geographic
  • data committee
  • national performance
  • data production
  • geographic data

  • data activities
  • data partnership
  • msc agrees
  • coordinate arrangements
  • government represents

  • information superhighways
  • president gore
  • remote nodes
  • coordinated spatial
  • governments throughout

  • rapidly expanding
  • companion report
  • coordinating roles
  • communication network
  • computer networks

  • data users
  • coordinate spatial
  • future revisions
  • require focal
  • total ensemble


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