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Geographic Information Systems

Author : Shawn M. Boeser

Published in: Encyclopedia of Coastal Science

Publisher: Springer Netherlands

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Geographic Information Systems (GIS) are computerized spatial decision-making tools that coordinate place-based information and allow users to manage, analyze, and display geographic data. Since coastal features are typically spatial, coastal managers and scientists have incorporated this technology from its beginnings. However, coastal data often represent dynamic, multi-dimensional systems that present problems to this historically land-based technology. …

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Metadata
Title
Geographic Information Systems
Author
Shawn M. Boeser
Copyright Year
2005
Publisher
Springer Netherlands
Book
Encyclopedia of Coastal Science

Print ISBN: 978-1-4020-1903-6

Electronic ISBN: 978-1-4020-3880-8

Copyright Year: 2005

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/1-4020-3880-1_149