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... The Design and Implementation of Geographic Information Systems The Design and Implementation of Geographic Information Systems John E Harmon and Steven J Anderson This book is printed ... Obermeyer, N J., and J K Pinto 1994 Managing Geographic Information Systems The Guilford Press: New York Von Meyer, N R., and R S Oppman 1999 Enterprise GIS Urban and Regional Information Systems Association: ... on design and implementation in hundreds of needs assessments and database documentation files and probably thousands of public and private documents in the hands of organizations and consulting...

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... usage of Geographic Information Systems, there is a corresponding need for standardization Standardization does not mean that all GIS databases contain the same format and quality of information; ... Engineering and Remote Sensing, Vol 54, No 11, pp 1551–1555 Dueker, K.J., 1987, Geographic Information Systems and Computer Aided Mapping, APA Journal, Vol 53, No 3, pp 383–390 Joffe, B.A and B.S ... Urban Geographic Information Systems, Oxford University Press, New York, pp 3–24 National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), 1992, Federal Information Processing Standard Publication...

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... own GIS capacity and their own analysis But short of the time when GIS systems become as simple to use as word processing software (if ever), becoming skilled at GIS takes time and effort, and ... working definition of PPGIS generated valuable discussion and is explored in more detail below 2.2 GIS AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY, OR JUST GIS Information technology is a broad term There are many ... staffs and small budgets, surviving from year to year on annual receipt of grants Although the user friendliness of GIS systems – and the power of desktop GIS – is increasing, expertise in GIS work...

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... Syndrome’, Geographical Systems 2(2): 83–101 Craig, W J and Elwood, S (1998) ‘How and why community groups use maps and geographic information , Cartography and Geographic Information Systems 25(2): ... (1988) ‘Who is designing geographic information systems for the public?’ Urban and Regional Information Systems Association, pp 37–45 Elwood, S and Leitner, H (1998) GIS and community-based planning: ... perspectives and needs’, Cartography and Geographic Information Systems 25(2): 77–88 Harris, T and Weiner, D (1996) GIS and society: the social implications of how people, space, and environment...

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... to cause an unforeseen demand for industrial land and, consequently, in conflicts between existing inhabitants and newcomers In a short time, complaints about noise and truck traffic were commonplace, ... twentieth century, planning tools and the political arena have focused on area-wide planning and development For example, zoning practices have segregated land-uses and created vast districts of ... shows that information- based maps helped to educate a diverse neighbourhood about powerful and rapid forces of change and empowered its community to act After mapping their neighbourhood and seeing...

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... linking GIS systems to Internet technology; and (2) GIS software manufacturers now provide open development environments between GIS and standard database interface tools such as PowerBuilder and ... all the distribution of PCs and software, the cleaning and organizing of the data, and the hours of training and handholding, there is still an insignificant use of GIS at the level of the CDCs ... the shocking degree of abandonment and dissipation in some of the neighborhoods Crumbled buildings, burned out abandoned cars, trash strewn lots and streets, broken glass and graffiti are in evidence...

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... on Geographic Information and Society, 20–22 June, Minneapolis, MN Harris, T and Weiner, D (1998) ‘Empowerment, marginalization, and “communityintegrated” GIS , Cartography and Geographic Information ... (1998) GIS and community-based planning: exploring the diversity of neighborhood perspectives and needs’, Cartography and Geographic Information Systems 25(2): 77–88 Elwood, S (2000) Information ... conditions and priorities REFERENCES Barndt, M (1998) ‘Public participation GIS: barriers to implementation’, Cartography and Geographic Information Systems 25(2): 105–112 Elwood, S and Leitner,...

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... Kingston REFERENCES Carver, S and Peckham, R (1999) ‘Internet-based applications of GIS in planning’, in Geertman, Openshaw and Stillwell (eds) Geographical information and planning: European perspectives, ... Mcnamara, P., Elson, M and Doak, A (1988) Land use planning and the mediation of urban change, Cambridge University Press Howard, D (1998) Geographic information technologies and community planning: ... available The real challenge of future web-based PPGIS, and an area for further research, is how to elicit, represent and handle user-defined fuzzy information which is difficult to represent on...

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... quality, and availability of land information and analysis in a jurisdiction with an on-going and highly charged land-use decision-making scene We will attempt to gauge the influence and impact ... have been providing information and analysis tools while observing how decision-makers and interested citizens and organizations react to and use geospatial technologies and information products ... access information about land-use and to determine if there are changes in perceptions about the issues While true experiments comparing the influence and impact of land information analysis and...

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... buildings and other structures The distribution of the Metro Area Disaster Geographic Information System (MAD GIS) CDROM to risk managers and emergency managers ensures that these natural hazard and ... farm and forest lands, desire quiet neighbourhoods and accessibility to shopping, schools, jobs and recreational opportunities, value the ‘feel’ of this region, with open spaces, scenic beauty and ... assessment and disaster management planning to benefit communities and businesses in the region The software can highlight and analyse essential elements of information related to hazard, risk and vulnerability...

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... providing and allowing access to geographic information, GIS tools, and expertise The organization is intended to facilitate a common geographic view of the catchment and enable synergistic planning ... Surveying and Land Information Group enabled development of an information kit by staff from CSIRO and HRIC The kit included a history and list of achievements of HRIC, as well as guidelines and resources ... spatial data and meta data directories and comply with industry standards such as the Australian Surveying and Land Information Group (AUSLIG) Australian Spatial Data Infrastructure (ASDI) standards...

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... and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations Calamia, M A (1996) ‘Traditional ecological knowledge and geographic information systems in the use and management of Hawaii’s coral reefs and ... Cod Moratorium’, Ocean and Coastal Management 39: 105–118 Wright, D J and Bartlett, D J (2000) Marine and Coastal Geographical Information Systems, Philadelphia: Taylor and Francis © 2002 Taylor ... knowledge to improve agriculture and natural resource management’, Human Organization 53(2): 123–131 Duerden, F and Keller, C P (1991) GIS and land selection for native land claims’, Operational Geographer...

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... built-up land, and rural transportation zones) Forestland Agricultural land (includes cropland, pastureland, and Conservation Reserve Programme land) Water areas Other rural land (includes barren land ... Environmental NGOs and community access to technology 197 ages (by county), including transportation, land-use/land-cover, soils, public lands, open spaces, coastal areas, wetlands, and floodplains, ... open space and greenways plan (Parrish and Walmsley 1997) and a build-out analysis of the watershed (Patterson 1999) 14.2.4 Factor 4: New Jersey Non-Profit GIS Community and NGO-based GIS The final...

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... handicap Building effective PPGIS may mean learning how to codify and communicate non-conventional data Barriers of communication GIS and the closely related tools of automated cartography and ... Richard Bachand.) data meant canvassing agencies of three levels of government as well as crown corporations and private companies (logging and mining firms), and international agencies and NGOs ... classifying and comparing two satellite images, 1974 and 1991, we encountered problems of rectification, pixel size differences, band differences, image positioning, haze correction and aspect...

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... GIS , Cartography and Geographic Information Systems 25(2): 67–76 Harris, T., Weiner, D., Warner, T and Levin, R (1995) ‘Pursuing social goals through participatory geographical information systems: ... T., Harris, T and Levin, R (1995) ‘Apartheid representations in a digital landscape: GIS, remote sensing and local knowledge in Kiepersol, South Africa’, Cartography and Geographic Information ... literature on GIS and society has generated rich conceptual and political questions for GIS developers, users, and practitioners about issues of database development and use, visualization and representation,...

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... understanding and general explanations of information and spatial technologies Such understanding is crucial for the design of more appropriate, accessible, and democratic ITs and systems 19.2 GLOBALIZATION ... ecologies, political systems, institutions, etc.) and capable of synthesizing information and demonstrating regional and global patterns and conclusions 19.4.3 Technological capacity and training Although ... information about ISA Net, action alerts and news, a list of ISA Net members and their individual websites, an archive of press releases, links to current research and scholars, and contact information...

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... and maintenance of proprietary files and protection of sensitive data for tribal organizations and GIS work for tribes and organizations having no GIS capabilities Experienced IGC personnel and ... checkerboard land base and the numerous tribal land ownership categories make it an exceptionally labourintensive task © 2002 Taylor & Francis The Cherokee Nation and tribal uses of GIS 287 When the information ... in land status In 1987, in land litigation between Zuni Pueblo and the United States, a GIS was used to develop an automated spatial database identifying lands taken from the Zuni tribe The GIS...

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... governments and private sources of information adopt policies of open access to geographic information, a range of geographic data becomes accessible at reasonable costs And, as standards for ... statistics, and aerial photography Many government agencies – national, state, and local – use the Geography Network to build GIS systems for their communities and constituents to access and use their information ... begin to collect and manage geographic information more effectively and enable open access to it Adopting this approach to open access to information enables interactive analysis and decision-making...

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... Internet The development of the Internet and the WWW is really a centerpiece addressing the physical inaccessibility of spatial information systems Data and information are no longer tied to a discrete ... spatial information systems can be addressed in a very ‘low-tech’ way by simply bringing a laptop computer, projector and an information specialist to a planning meeting 23.4 IMPEDIMENT: UNDERSTANDING ... gestural and verbal tactics such as waving of hands and copious use of adjectives, to artistic conceptualizations and the employment of linked media The intent has been to close ‘the gap of understanding’...

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... PPGIS/PPVis application The site must allow users to ‘make and un-make information and thus shape and reshape how they understand and represent their neighbourhood The use of open databases and ... provide to PPGIS and PPVis users; the design and construction or the GIS and visualization tools to enhance the user’s understanding of, and participation in shaping, the content and analysis ... for analysing and understanding geographic phenomena For example, many concepts and models and methods for analysing economic data exist and are used by geographers, planners, and regional analysts...

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