Computing in Geographic Information Systems [Book Review]

P105: Geographic Information Systems on Accident Risk Assessment and Management

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Book Review: Spintronics-Based Computing

If you’re a casual reader looking for a spellbinding page-turner, or a curious amateur technophile, this is not the book for you. It is filled with grammatical errors and clumsy diction, the tone is as dry as the Gobi Desert, and there is no graceful introduction beyond the excellent summary in the short Foreword by Albert Fert. After that the various authors plunge directly into advanced techn...

A scoping review of geographic information systems in maternal health

BACKGROUND Geographic information systems (GIS) are increasingly recognized tools in maternal health. OBJECTIVES To evaluate the use of GIS in maternal health and to identify knowledge gaps and opportunities. SEARCH STRATEGY Keywords broadly related to maternal health and GIS were used to search for academic articles and gray literature. SELECTION CRITERIA Reviewed articles focused on mat...

Geographic Information Systems

datum Basis for measurement of position on the Earth’s surface. discrete object view Conceptualization of geographic phenomena as analogous to a tabletop littered with countable, possibly movable objects. ecological fallacy The fallacy of making inferences about individuals from aggregated data. field view Conceptualization of geographic phenomena as a set of functions over geographic space. ge...

Advanced Geographic Information Systems