FEDERAL GEOSPATIAL INFORMATION: Management & Coordination (Computer Science, Technology and Applications: Earth Science in the 21st Century) - Hardcover

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9781622575725: FEDERAL GEOSPATIAL INFORMATION: Management & Coordination (Computer Science, Technology and Applications: Earth Science in the 21st Century)
Hardcover
ISBN 10: 1622575725 ISBN 13: 9781622575725
Publisher: Gazelle, 2012

Synopsis

Geospatial information is data referenced to a place--a set of geographic coordinates--which can often be gathered, manipulated, and displayed in real time. A Geographic Information System (GIS) is a computer data system capable of capturing, storing, analysing, and displaying geographically referenced information. The federal government and policy makers increasingly use geospatial information and tools like GIS for producing floodplain maps, conducting the census, mapping foreclosures, congressional redistricting, and responding to natural hazards such as wildfires, earthquakes, and tsunamis. For policy makers, this type of analysis can greatly assist in clarifying complex problems that may involve local, state, and federal government, and affect businesses, residential areas, and federal installations. This book provides a primer on geospatial data and GIS and explores the complexity of managing, sharing, and using geospatial data from a variety of sources and across the breadth of the federal government.

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Publisher
Gazelle
Publication date
2012
Language
English
ISBN 10 
1622575725
ISBN 13 
9781622575725
Binding
Hardcover
Number of pages
1