Thinking About GIS
Subtitle: Geographic Information System Planning for Managers
Publisher: Esri Press
Published: June 1, 2003
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 195
ISBN-13: 9781589480704
Subjects: Geographical information systems (GIS); Personal organization software; Miscellaneous Software; Geographic information systems; Corporate Planning; Information Systems (Geography); Strategic Planning; Science; Computers - Languages / Programming; Management - General; Computer Books: General; Information systems; Geography; General; Computers / General; Earth Sciences - Geography; Computer programs
First sentence: Let's understand the model better by examining its individual components.
Description: A planning guide for GIS explains how to consider the strategic purpose of an organization to ensure that the GIS will work toward serving some useful and important purpose, with information on active participation in the planning process and early identification of the desired information output, practical techniques for gathering feedback from the organization, formalized approaches to needs assessment, data considerations, and the work of specifying hardware, software, and networking that will prove appropriate for the desired results. Covered in detail are topics such as system design, logical data models, and implementation planning.