Geographic information systems in sustainable development
By: prepared by the Geographic Information Systems Group, Environment and Natural Resources Service (SDRN), FAO Research, Extension and Training Division
Publisher: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Published: 2004
Place of publication: Rome
Language: eng
Subjects: Geographic information systems; Rural development; Maps; Planning
Description: Geographic Information System (GIS) technology can help establish cross-sectoral communication - by providing not only very powerful tools for storage and analysis of multisectoral spatial and statistical data, but also by integrating databases of different sectors in the same format, structure and map projection in the GIS system.
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Mode of access: World Wide Web.