Role Of Geographic Information Systems Research Articles

The importance of GIS/LIS for Hungary (GIS/LIS '93 • Hungary opening address)

In the opening address of GIS/LIS '93 • Hungary, the following topics will be discussed: • general information about Hungary (geographical, social, historical); • an overview on the tradition of geographical information manipulation in Hungary from the first map in the year 1528 to the present; • the current situation of geographical information in Hungary (the available geometrical and attribute data); and • the role of Geographic Information System (GIS) technology in Hungary.

Geographical information systems and remote sensing in land use planning: an introduction

The role of geographic information systems (GIS) and remote sensing (RS) within land use planning and applied geography is introduced. Each of the following papers is briefly summarized and several general conclusions are drawn about the role of GIS/RS in applied geography over the next decade.

Geografski informacijski sistemi v regionalni geografiji in geoekologiji

Prispevek prikazuje pomembno vlogo geografskih informacijskih sistemov v regionalni geografiji in geoekologijl in nekatere konkretne primere njihove uporabe.

Place recognition and wayfinding: Making sense of space

In this paper I examine processes involved in place recognition and wayfinding in the context of spatial knowledge acquisition generally. Recognizing places is seen to be of vital importance in developing a declarative base : wayfinding is viewed as the most common means of acquiring place knowledge. Characteristics of place recognition are examined along with discussion of errors in place cognition and the role that spatial familiarity plays in attaching importance weights to distinguish primary nodes (anchor points) from other places. Wayfinding is characterized as route knowledge acquired via procedural rules. Parameters of wayfinding are discussed in reference to navigation in familiar and unfamiliar environments. The expression of wayfinding in terms of computational process models is examined, and the future role of geographic information systems in such modelling is explored in the penultimate section.

The Role of Geographic Information Systems in American Indian Land and Water Rights Litigation

The Role of Geographic Information Systems in American Indian Land and Water Rights Litigation

WHITHER SPATIAL STATISTICS?

The results of two surveys conducted prior to the 1984 and 1988 meetings of the Working Group on Mathematical Models of the International Geographical Union are presented. These surveys explored the promise of spatial statistics both in general and in terms of specific techniques and models. The most recent survey shows a consensus emerging on the greater promise of models over specific techniques and a concern over the role of geographical information systems.

Coordinating hazardous waste management activities using geographical information systems

Abstract This paper describes a framework for the role of geographical information systems (GIS) in the monitoring and management of hazardous waste sites. Compilation of required information, incorporation of existing strategies for waste monitoring, analysis of these data in a GIS environment and the integration of computerized models for transport processes are discussed. Examples for the analysis of spatial data using techniques of cartographic overlay and the implementation of geo-statistical methods on monitoring data are provided from work in progress by the authors. These examples are set in the context of developing a fully integrated monitoring and management system utilizing GIS technology.

A GIS Application For Regional Planning

The aim of this work is to perform a local environmental-energy planning strategy in the framework of a regional plan for air quality recovering and protection. In order to consider the complex relationship among the different variables involved (socio-economical. Environmental), a global approach to the problem has been adopted to represent local energy system. The first step of the study has dealt with the set-up of a database which can be utilised from different models chosen for the system's characterisation. Preliminary thematic maps have been carried out to describe the different demand sectors on a municipal scale, emphasising the most important features of the investigated system and pointing out the homogeneous areas, allowing the planner to differentiate the recovering interventions. The thematic maps underline the role of Geographical Information Systems (GIS) in the steps of planning process, either in performing the preliminary characterisation of the territory and in determining solutions suited for the local problems. Transactions on Information and Communications Technologies vol 18, © 1998 WIT Press, www.witpress.com, ISSN 1743-3517