This book provides a clear conceptual framework, consistent terminology, reference cases, and recommended practices for design, implementation, and management of GII. It is meant for professionals in higher education, practitioners faced with the design, implementation, and maintenance of GII in municipalities, other levels of government and private sector enterprise, as well as the international financial institutions involved with underwriting GII projects.About the Author: Richard Groot is a Professor at the International Institute for Aerospace Surveys and Earth Sciences in the Netherlands. John Douglas McLaughlin is a Professor of Land Studies at the Faculty of Geodesy and Geomatics and Engineering at the University of New Brunswick, Canada