[en] International collaborations between private companies, national research laboratories, and universities in the field of GIS have opened up new ways of exchanging knowledge and experiences between different countries. However, when a collaboration involves the actual design and implementation of an operational GIS, rather than simply theoretical or applied research, or the development of specific applications, many problems can arise, sometimes leading either to the partial success or the complete failure of the project. Some of these problems are frequently encountered in all kinds of international collaborations: problems arising from different cultural mentalities, difficulties establishing a single common leadership, difficulties with communication and information exchange, and so on. Problems relating to the specific nature of the GIS are also present, for example the
absence of digital geographic data format standards, the absence of metadata standards, the omission to use GIS or IS design methods, etc. This paper focuses on a joint Sino-Belgian project for the design and implementation of an urban geographical information system (UGIS) integrating remote sensing techniques in
Hangzhou city, China and examines the general, specific, and international aspects of the problems encountered in an international collaboration.
Disciplines :
Engineering, computing & technology: Multidisciplinary, general & others Social & behavioral sciences, psychology: Multidisciplinary, general & others Management information systems
Author, co-author :
Pantazis, Dimos N; -
Cornélis, Bernard ; Université de Liège - ULiège > Département de sciences politiques > Politologie générale et administration publique
Language :
English
Title :
Designing and implementing a GIS in an international context
Alternative titles :
[fr] Conception et mise en oeuvre d'un SIG dans un contexte international
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