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245 0 4 _aThe history of geographic information systems :
_bperspectives from the pioneers /
_cTimothy W. Foresman, editor.
260 _aUpper Saddle River, NJ :
_bPrentice Hall PTR,
_cc1998.
300 _axviii, 397 p. :
_bill. ;
_c25 cm.
440 0 _aPrentice Hall series in geographic information science
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504 _aIncludes bibliographical references and index.
505 0 _aGIS 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.
650 0 _aGeographic information systems
_xHistory.
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700 1 _aForesman, Timothy W.
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