The causal link between accessibility to resources and economic development is frequently
claimed, but not always supported by evidence-based studies. This is also the case for …

Municipalities and regions are often used as an object of tourism analysis at the subnational
level. This occurs because administrative borders are used to implement tourism policies …

The investments of public administrations and organisations for the development of Spatial
Data Infrastructures (SDIs) should be informed by the analysis of the concrete benefits that …

Defining the geo-information sector and estimating its economic value on a national level is
difficult and standard methodologies are not available. The aim of this paper is to clearly …

In this paper we present the findings of a study undertaken by the Joint Research Centre of
the European Commission in collaboration with the regional authority of Lombardy, in …

The motives for constructing Spatial Data Infrastructures (SDIs) are often based on their
anticipated benefits for society, economy, and environment. According to those widely …

In this article, we compile and characterize a total of 43 collaborative web map projects by a
set of parameters that enable the understanding and comparability of current and future …

Geographic information (GI) is increasingly important to citizens, businesses and
governments in modern societies. Considerable effort has been devoted to understanding …

The main objectives of this chapter are to introduce Spatial Data Infrastructures (SDIs), and
to explore their potential contribution to good e-government. In order to understand the …

Socio-Economic Benefits from the Use of Earth Observation Page 1 in collaboration with EUR
24951 EN - 2011 Socio-Economic Benefits from the Use of Earth Observation Report from the …