THE FUTURE OF SPATIAL DATA AND SOCIETY: SUMMARYOF A WORKSHOP -- Copyright -- PREFACE -- Contents -- EXECUTIVE SUMMARY -- 1 INTRODUCTION -- POLICY AND RESPONSIBILITY -- TECHNICAL REQUIREMENTS AND BARRIERS -- ECONOMICS AND MARKETS -- RELEVANCE -- EDUCATION -- GLOBAL SPATIAL DATA INFRASTRUCTURE -- THE WORKSHOP -- 2 FORCES SHAPING THE FUTURE OF SPATIAL DATA -- SPATIAL DATA IN A CHANGING WORLD -- TO THE PRESENT -- INTO THE FUTURE -- 3 CHANGES -- 4 A FORECAST -- TECHNOLOGY -- ECONOMICS AND MARKETS -- ENVIRONMENT AND SUSTAINABILITY -- THE INDIVIDUAL AND LOCAL GOVERNANCE -- 5 SCENARIOS -- TREND SCENARIO -- MARKET SCENARIO -- BIG BROTHER SCENARIO -- BEYOND-GIS SCENARIO -- 6 WORKSHOP RESULTS -- LESSONS LEARNED -- Workshop Mechanism -- The Importance of Spatial Data -- National Spatial Data Infrastructure -- STRATEGIC PLANNING -- STRATEGIC QUESTIONS -- Questions for Partnership Initiatives -- Questions for Data Suppliers -- Questions for Education and Research Initiatives -- Questions for Other Organizations -- SUMMARY -- APPENDIXES -- APPENDIX A WORKSHOP PARTICIPANTS -- APPENDIX B BACKGROUND PAPERS -- PUBLISHED ARTICLES -- PAPERS PREPARED FOR THE WORKSHOP -- APPENDIX C WORKSHOP AGENDA -- APPENDIX D TIME LINE OF SIGNIFICANT PAST EVENTS AND FORCES -- APPENDIX E TABLES OF ANTICIPATED CHANGES.