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Legal Aspects of GeospatiaL Information

In: Encyclopedia of Geography
Edited by: Barney Warf
Subject:General Geography, Earth & Environmental Science
Keywords:intellectual property; legal aspects of geospatial information; property rights

Legal aspects of geospatial information refers to the legal requirements and restrictions governing the use of geographic information, including information generated through geographic information systems (GIS). There are six key legal issues associated with geospatial information:

1.
Liability (contract and tort)
2.
Public access to, use, and ownership of geoinformation and geographic data
3.
Intellectual property rights
4.
Copyright
5.
Spatial data privacy
6.
Evidentiary admissibility of GIS products

Liability

Liability laws apply to organizations that use, sell, or give geographic information as well as to purveyors of GIS software. U.S. courts have held GIS providers liable and determined that they should bear some financial responsibility for damages if their actions result in mistakes that damage or harm others. Evolving case law deals with GIS such as aeronautical and navigational maps, subjecting them ...

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  Warf, B. (2010). Legal aspects of geospatial information. In Encyclopedia of geography (Vol. 1, pp. 1771-1772). SAGE Publications, Inc., https://dx.doi.org/10.4135/9781412939591.n709
  
  Warf, Barney. "Legal Aspects of GeospatiaL Information." In Encyclopedia of Geography, edited by Warf, Barney, 1771-72. Thousand Oaks, CA: SAGE Publications, Inc., 2010. https://dx.doi.org/10.4135/9781412939591.n709.
  
  Warf, B. 2010. Legal Aspects of GeospatiaL Information. In: Barney Warf Editor, 2010. Encyclopedia of Geography, Thousand Oaks, CA: SAGE Publications, Inc. pp. 1771-1772 Available at: <https://dx.doi.org/10.4135/9781412939591.n709> [Accessed 7 Aug 2022].
  
  Warf, Barney. "Legal Aspects of GeospatiaL Information." Encyclopedia of Geography. Edited by Vol. 1. Thousand Oaks: SAGE Publications, Inc., 2010, pp. 1771-72. SAGE Knowledge. 7 Aug 2022, doi: https://dx.doi.org/10.4135/9781412939591.n709.
  
  Warf, Barney (2010). Legal aspects of geospatial information In:Legal aspects of geospatial information Encyclopedia of geography Vol. 1. Thousand Oaks, CA: SAGE Publications, Inc.; 2010:1771-1772. doi:10.4135/9781412939591.n709
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