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GEO-Spatial Data Accuracy and its Legal Implications

Awang, Adibah and Mohd. Ariff, Shahidah and Nordin, Ahmad Fauzi (2010) GEO-Spatial Data Accuracy and its Legal Implications. Coordinates, 6 (8). pp. 27-31. ISSN 0973-2136

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Abstract

GIS was first introduced in Malaysia about a decade ago. Amongst the major issues that arose, was the absence or lack of digital geospatial data. GIS users then, needed to digitize their own data from hardcopy maps or survey plans to convert them to digital data. This conversion was certainly time-consuming and expensive, so much so, that accuracy of data was not of paramount importance. At present, with the realization of GIS as a tool capable of storing massive data, manipulating, displaying and querying, modeling, visualization applicable to multiple discipline, has lead to a rapid demand for GIS data and spatial data. The producers and suppliers of these data are no longer restricted to the Department of Survey and Mapping Malaysia as the government agency for mapping, but GIS users can now obtain digital geospatial data from other government agencies such as the Agriculture Department, Local Government Authority, Department of Director-General of Lands and Mine as well as commercial data suppliers and geographic service providers. Consequently, the problems today are caused more by the increasing availability of digital geospatial data rather than the absence or lack of them.

Item Type:Article
Uncontrolled Keywords:Geospatial, data accuracy, GIS
Subjects:G Geography. Anthropology. Recreation > GA Mathematical geography. Cartography
Divisions:Geoinformation Science And Engineering
ID Code:17086
Deposited By: Adibah Awang
Deposited On:09 Nov 2011 04:11
Last Modified:14 Aug 2017 04:06

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