Integrating, Analyzing, and Presenting Locational Information Gilbert H. Castle III, Editor Not long ago, using computers involved specialized knowledge and skills, but today even the technologically challenged can get the information and utility they need from a personal computer with little or no assistance. Similarly, real estate market analysis once involved pouring over statistics and interpreting reams of tabular data.
Today there is a better way.
A geographic information system, which examines and displays data in a spatial context, is uniquely suited to the detailed analysis of real estate data and its persuasive presentation in reports. Although GIS has been around for a number of years, its use by real estate professionals is just now beginning to take off. An adventurous few are ahead of the curve, using GIS systems to locate properties for home buyers, perform supply and demand analyses for retailers, and advise investors on the performance of their assets. As GIS in Real Estate will demonstrate, with knowledgeable assistance and a reasonable financial investment, residential and commercial real estate brokers, appraisers, assessors, and investment analysts can tap into applications and insights that did not exist just a few years ago. GIS in Real Estate takes the reader through all the decisions and problems encountered in setting up a GIS, with essential information on acquiring the proper hardware and software, making use of digital and attribute data, custom programming, and system integration.