A methodology to assess the performance of spatial data infrastructures in the context of work processes

Computers, Environment and Urban Systems

Volumn 38, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 58-66

  Vandenbroucke, Danny ^a   Dessers, Ezra ^a   Crompvoets, Joep ^a   Bregt, Arnold K ^b   Van Orshoven, Jos ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

^b WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Indicator framework; Performance measurement; Spatial Data Infrastructure (SDI); User perspective; Work process

Indexed keywords

ASSESSMENT METHODS; BELGIUM; FLANDERS; INTERNAL DYNAMICS; LAND-USE PLAN; PERFORMANCE MEASUREMENTS; PERIODIC ASSESSMENT; PROCESS-ORIENTED; SPATIAL DATA; SPATIAL DATA INFRASTRUCTURE; USER PERSPECTIVE; WORK PROCESS;

ECOLOGY;

ASSESSMENT METHOD; GIS; PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT; SPATIAL DATA;

BELGIUM; FLANDERS;

EID: 84872665886     PISSN: 01989715     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.compenvurbsys.2012.12.001     Document Type: Article

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