Phối hợp các cơ chế • các cơ chế phối hợp chính là gì, và tại sao họ quan trọng để GIM phát triển? • mức độ nào không AGI thực hiện vai trò của một trung tâm quốc gia về tiêu hóa như được dự kiến báo cáo Chorley? • gì vai trò phối hợp chính quyền trung ương đã có? • ý tưởng là gì, và trọng tâm của sự tham gia của mình trong GIM là những gì? Ý nghĩa đặc biệt phối hợp của NLPG là gì, và vai trò của NLIS và khác là những gì. | CHAPTER 7 Coordinating Mechanisms KEY QUESTIONS AND ISSUES What are the main coordinating mechanisms and why are they important to GIM development To what extent does the AGI fulfill the role of a national center for GI as envisaged by the Chorley report What coordinating role has central government had What is the IDeA and what is the focus of its involvement in GIM What is the particular coordinating significance of the NLPG and what is the role of the NLIS and other N-initiatives Why was the OGC established and what are its main achievements How significant are the European initiatives to GIM development in . local authorities What coordination takes place among GI users in local government WHAT ARE THE MAIN COORDINATING MECHANISMS AND WHY ARE THEY IMPORTANT TO GIM DEVELOPMENT As noted in the Chorley report The full potential of Geographic Information Systems will only be secured by coordinating the interest of the widely dispersed community of users DOE 1987 . As there was then no single body with responsibility to secure this coordination the Chorley Committee recommended setting up a central body independent of government to provide a focus and forum for common interest groups in the geographic information area undertake promotional activities and review progress and submit proposals for developing national policy. For convenience this proposed body was labeled the Centre for Geographic Information CGI . As the management of GI has developed since then so too have attempts to coordinate the activity. Indeed since the publication of the Chorley report in 1987 a number of these initiatives have come and gone with varying degrees of success. For most of that time the chief coordinating mechanism for the GI industry has been 2004 by CRC Press LLC the AGI. When it was first established most of its projects were associated with promoting the use of GI and new systems. The main exception to this was the AGI s work on standards for GI that has been undertaken
