Transcript GRS-30306-0603-1

Spatial Data Infrastructure
GRS-21306
Feedback week 1 exercise 2015
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What do you like the most?
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Web of science
Google Scholar
Scopus
Microsoft academic search
Input differences
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Spatial data infrastructure
“Spatial data infrastructure”
SDI
“Spatial data infrastructure” and “SDI”
Geospatial data
Number of publications
Volume of publications (2014) : your results
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Web of Science: 28,37,39,97,100, 105,141, 185,188, 189,
219,
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220,231, 272, 348, 5199
Scopus: 73, 127, 283, 286, 388,525, 567, 721,897,
967, 987, 998,
967, 2820, 2824,3350,3356, 7870
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Google Scholar: 514, 1060, 1370, 1380, 12300, 25100, 26500
13800 13900
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, 164000,237000,
933000
Publication differences (2014,2013,2011,2010,2009,)
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WoS
219 290 253 167 78
58
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Scopus
967 841 697 1147 374
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Scolar
13800 12000 10200 7290 5980 5100
315
Reflection
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spatial data infrastructure OR “spatial data
Infrastructure”
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SDI is the leading term (e.g geospatial, geoinformation, etc)
Most cited paper
WoS (2014
Granell, C., Diaz, L., Gould, M., 2010, SERVICE-ORIENTED
APPLICATIONS FOR ENVIRONMENTAL MODELS: REUSABLE
GEOSPATIAL SERVICES, environmental modelling & software, 25(
2), pp. 182-198
Scopus (2014)
Maguire, D.J., Longley, P.A. The emergence of geoportals and their role in
spatial data infrastructures Computers, Environment and Urban Systems
29 (1 SPEC.ISS.), pp. 3-14 Published 2005
Goodchild, M.F., 2007, CITIZENS AS SENSORS: THE WORLD OF
VOLUNTEERED GEOGRAPHY, GEOJOURNAL, 69 (4), pp. 211-221 – total 646
citations
Lutz, M., & Klien, E. (2006). Ontology‐based retrieval of geographic information.
International Journal of Geographical Information Science, 20(3), 233-260.
Scolar 2015
Groot, R. ; MacLaughlin, J.Geospatial data infrastructure : concepts,
cases, and good practice. Book published in 2000
I. Masser, GIS worlds: creating spatial data infrastructures”
Nebert, D.D., Developing Spatial Data Infrastructures: The SDI
Cookbook, GSDI
Microsoft Academic Search
J. W. H. C. Crompvoets, Arnold Bregt, Abbas Rajabifard, Ian Williamson;
2004Assessing the worldwide developments of national spatial data
clearinghouses;
Reflection
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Highest impact is not necessarily the most
relevant one.
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Results of Google Scholar are not so consistent.
How new is the topic
Web of science:
Scopus:
1979,1986,1988,
Google Scolar
Google
1991
,1992,2002,2004
1989,
1991,1993,1997
?,1990,1991,1992,1997
?,1980,1989,1993,1994
Reflection
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The SDI topic is about 25 years old
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The last 10 is has become a topic of scientific
interest
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Some changes over the years, e.g.
Analysis
What are the active countries? (2010)
Active countries 2011
Active countries 2013
Top 10 countries
Countries
Scopus
Organisations (hot spots)
Countries (hot spots)
Persons
Prof. Ian Williamson