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Geographic Information Systems for Urban Applications: Problems and Solutions

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  • Y C Lee

    (Department of Surveying Engineering, University of New Brunswick, PO Box 4400, Fredericton, NB, Canada E3B 5A3)

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Geographic information systems (GIS) are designed as general-purpose systems to manage spatial information. They are similar to commercial database management systems except for their strong spatial context. This recent technology has inspired many users who have, for generations, been faced with the difficult task of making decisions based on spatial information. The development, design, and functions of GIS are reviewed. Then effectiveness of contemporary GIS in managing spatial information in an urban environment is evaluated. In particular, special problems caused by high data density and multilayer organisation are examined. A solution to these problems demands special display, database query, and data-organisation components of a GIS. An application using CARIS (Computer Aided Resource Information System), a GIS developed in Fredericton, New Brunswick, is presented. This application illustrates the concept of a multilayered GIS with which databases of progressive detail can be vertically linked to facilitate data query.

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  • Y C Lee, 1990. "Geographic Information Systems for Urban Applications: Problems and Solutions," Environment and Planning B, , vol. 17(4), pages 463-473, December.
    • Handle: RePEc:sae:envirb:v:17:y:1990:i:4:p:463-473
    DOI: 10.1068/b170463
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    1. Sui, Daniel Z., 1995. "Spatial economic impacts of new town development in Hong Kong: A GIS-based shift-share analysis," Socio-Economic Planning Sciences, Elsevier, vol. 29(3), pages 227-243, September.

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