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Masser, Ian was born on September 14, 1937 in York, England. Son of Francis Henry and Isabel Ruth (Haddaway) Masser.
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Modern geographic information systems technology has transformed spatial data handling capabilities and made it necessary for governments to rethink their roles with respect to the supply and availability of geographic information.; The nature of the relationship between governments and geographic information is explored in this book from a number of different conceptual positions with reference to the experiences of Britain, the Netherlands, Austria and the United States and particularly with respect to the development of national geographic information strategies.; The book examines the role that can be played both directly through a variety of policy initiatives and also indirectly because of the extent to which they create the broader institutional context within which these are developed and implemented. The discussion is divided into three main parts. The first of these considers what is Special About Geographic Information And Evaluates The Notion Of geographic information from four different standpoints - as a resource, a commodity, an asset and an infrastructure.; The second part presents the findings from four case studies of national geographic information strategies, while the final section evaluates these experiences with a view to identifying what general lessons can be learnt from them.
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Masser, Ian was born on September 14, 1937 in York, England. Son of Francis Henry and Isabel Ruth (Haddaway) Masser.
Bachelor in Geography, Liverpool University, 1958. Master in Civic Design, Liverpool University, 1960. Doctor of Philosophy in Civic Design, Liverpool University, 1975.
Doctor of Letters, 1993.
Lecturer department civic design University Liverpool, 1964-1975. Professor Institute Urban Planning University Utrecht, The Netherlands, 1975-1979. Professor department urban planning University Sheffield, England, 1979—1998.
Professor department urban plannign International Trade Commission, Netherlands, 1998—2002. Consultant various organizations, United Nations Development Program, Seoul, Republican of Korea, 1980, Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development, Paris, 1986. Coordinator Economic and Society Research Council RRL Initiative, London, 1986-1991.
Co-director European Science Foundation GISDATA science program, 1992-1997.
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Fellow Royal Society Arts. Member Royal Town Planning Institute, International Regional Science Association (vice president 1979-1981), European Umbrella Organization Geographic Information (president 1999-2003), Global Spatial Date Infrastructure Association (president 2002-2004).
Married Alexandra Arnold, July 12, 1962 (deceased 1988). Children: Sophia, Henrietta. Married Susan Parkin, June 28, 1996.