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The history of geographic information systems : perspectives from the pioneers / Timothy W. Foresman, editor.

Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextSeries: Prentice Hall series in geographic information sciencePublication details: Upper Saddle River, NJ : Prentice Hall PTR, c1998.Description: xviii, 397 p. : ill. ; 25 cmISBN:
  • 0138621454
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 910/.285 21
LOC classification:
  • G 70.2 .H57 1998
Contents:
GIS early years and the threads of evolution -- The Canada geographic information system -- Academic origins of GIS -- Topology and TIGER : the Census Bureau's contribution -- Raster based GIS -- Investments in personal computing -- Land information systems : development of multipurpose parcel-based systems -- AM/FM entry : 25-year history -- Remote sensing and GIS in agriculture and forestry-the early years -- Development of remote sensing digital image processing and raster GIS -- GIS development in the Department of Interior -- GIS technology takes root in the Department of Defense -- A quarter century of GIS at Oak Bridge National Laboratory -- State and local government GIS initiatives -- The incubation of GIS in Europe -- The development of GIS in Australia : from infancy towards maturity -- Canada today -- International application of GIS -- What next? Reflections from the middle of the growth curve.
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Books The MUA Library South C campus - Open Collection G 70.2 .H57 1998 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Available 2012-0493
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E 886.A3 C56 2005 My life / E 901.1 .M46 2007 Obama : E 902 .G455 2005 George W. Bush : G 70.2 .H57 1998 The history of geographic information systems : G116 .B73 2004 contemporary world regional geography : G128 .D58 2003 Diversity amid globalization : G 128.D58 2006 Diversity among globalization

Includes bibliographical references and index.

GIS early years and the threads of evolution -- The Canada geographic information system -- Academic origins of GIS -- Topology and TIGER : the Census Bureau's contribution -- Raster based GIS -- Investments in personal computing -- Land information systems : development of multipurpose parcel-based systems -- AM/FM entry : 25-year history -- Remote sensing and GIS in agriculture and forestry-the early years -- Development of remote sensing digital image processing and raster GIS -- GIS development in the Department of Interior -- GIS technology takes root in the Department of Defense -- A quarter century of GIS at Oak Bridge National Laboratory -- State and local government GIS initiatives -- The incubation of GIS in Europe -- The development of GIS in Australia : from infancy towards maturity -- Canada today -- International application of GIS -- What next? Reflections from the middle of the growth curve.

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