Developing trainee teacher practice with geographical information systems (GIS)

An Introduction To Geographical Information Systems (GIS)

Geographical Information Systems (GIS) Innovations For Primary Health Care in Developing Countries

many areas of health care research and planning. Applications range from the study of “classic” infectious diseases such as malaria, schistosomiasis, and tuberculosis, to cancers such as leukemia. One important area in which GIS is increasingly being applied is in the design and evaluation of health care programs. This application is becoming more common not only in communities of industrialize...

Applying Geographical Information Systems (GIS) to Environmental and Resource Economics

Many of the analyses undertaken by environmental and resource economics are intimately concerned with spatial variations. This article examines the contribution which Geographical Information Systems (GIS) may provide in incorporating the complexities of the spatial dimension within such analyses. The paper introduces the reader to the types of data handled by a GIS and overviews the practical ...

Geographical Domain and Geographical Information Systems

In the eld of geography, we have beenexamining the contribution of the morpho-genetic rep-resentation to the comprehension of the cycle: reality,representation, model, reality. A distinction is madebetween map and geomap based on the notion of locus-object. 1. Foundations and limits of cartographic rep-

Decision support system (DSS) for site selection floodwater spreading schemes using remote sensing (RS) and geographical information systems (GIS)