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| Subject: | Re: GISList: 80% of data having spatial reference? |
| Date: |
12/07/2001 10:34:42 AM |
| From: |
Milan Trninic |
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Chris,
Can you please post the info you find to the list. I've seen that statement
before too, and I would like to have the rationale for it as well. Thanks
Milan
----- Original Message -----
From: "Steven Ramage" <stevenr@lsl.co.uk>
To: <lordofhades@lycos.com>: <gislist@geocomm.com>
Sent: Thursday, November 29, 2001 8:40 AM
Subject: RE: GISList: 80% of data having spatial reference?
> Chris,
>
> I believe it is generally attributed to the "Handling of Geographic
> Information" - Report of the Committee of Enquiry chaired by Lord Chorley
in
> 1987. See also
> http://www.agi.org.uk/public/what-is-agi/objectives/history.htm.
>
> Unfortunately I do not have enough available time to delve further, but
let
> me know if you find the correct info.
>
> Slainthe math,
> Steven
> ------
> S Ramage
> Laser-Scan (part of YEOMAN Group)
> See http://www.laser-scan.co.uk/ or http://www.yeomangroup.plc.uk/
>
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Christopher Quinn [mailto:lordofhades@lycos.com\
> > Sent: Thursday, November 29, 2001 3:54 PM
> > To: gislist@geocomm.com
> > Subject: GISList: 80% of data having spatial reference?
> >
> >
> > Hi guys,
> >
> > In a lot of the literature about GIS, (for example on www.gis.com
> > and the MapInfo Professional user guide), it mentions that 80% of
> > all data could contain a spatial reference. However does anyone
> > know how this figure was reached? Was any research done into data
> > and the potential for spatial referencing to come up with this or
> > is this figure just marketing blurb that sounds "right"?
> >
> > Its a nice catchy figure, but I cant really go round quoting it
> > in papers and so on unless theres some justification for it.
> >
> > regards
> > Chris Quinn
> > University College Dublin
> >
> >
> >
> >
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