This unique book presents GIS design from a practical perspective, offering the fundamentals of design and implementation regardless of software or hardware. Discussions address such pre-design planning stages as needs assessment, requirement analysis, organizational issues, and cost analysis.

Zusatztext "The Design & Implementation of Geographic Information Systems is an effective reality check for those looking to implement a GIS." (GIS Monitor! June 2003) Informationen zum Autor JOHN E. HARMON! PhD! is Professor of Geography at Central Connecticut State University. He has been teaching GIS design for more than ten years.STEVEN J. ANDERSON is Director of Business Development and Senior Project Manager at Applied Geographics! Inc.! a leading GIS consultancy based in Boston! Massachusetts. Klappentext An authoritative guide to strategic planning and implementation of GISThe Design and Implementation of Geographic Information Systems provides a unique nuts-and-bolts perspective of enterprise GIS design! a geographic information system that meets the needs of numerous users across multiple units in an organization. This hands-on guide offers in-depth! up-to-date material on issues of spatial data when designing and implementing enterprise GIS! along with insightful! illustrative examples.From the predesign planning stages dealing with assessment! requirement analysis! organizational issues! and cost analysis! to integrating legacy MIS systems and preparing for future developments in database design! this user-friendly book addresses all the fundamental aspects of the design and implementation of GIS! regardless of software or hardware. It offers helpful "decision trees" to assist in strategic planning! as well as proven strategies for application development! interface design! and enabling Web-based access. Numerous case studies and examples from the private and public sectors demonstrate how these strategies and approaches play out in the real world.As GIS becomes increasingly integrated with traditional MIS/IT database systems! GIS practitioners and MIS/IT managers will find The Design and Implementation of Geographic Information Systems a reliable! go-to resource. Zusammenfassung Presents strategies for application development, interface design, and enabling Web-based access. Includes numerous case studies and examples from the private and public sectors. Provides information on integrating legacy MIS systems and planning for future developments in database design. Inhaltsverzeichnis Before Design: Needs Assessment and Requirements Analysis. Designing the GIS Database Schema. Designing Spatial Data. Design Issues for Attribute Data. Remotely Sensed Data as Background Layers and Data Sources. Implementation: Data Development and Conversion. Implementation: Selecting Hardware and Software. Designing the Organization for GIS.* Early Management Concerns: Interacting with the System. ...

Autorentext
JOHN E. HARMON, PhD, is Professor of Geography at Central Connecticut State University. He has been teaching GIS design for more than ten years. STEVEN J. ANDERSON is Director of Business Development and Senior Project Manager at Applied Geographics, Inc., a leading GIS consultancy based in Boston, Massachusetts.

Klappentext
An authoritative guide to strategic planning and implementation of GIS The Design and Implementation of Geographic Information Systems provides a unique nuts-and-bolts perspective of enterprise GIS design, a geographic information system that meets the needs of numerous users across multiple units in an organization. This hands-on guide offers in-depth, up-to-date material on issues of spatial data when designing and implementing enterprise GIS, along with insightful, illustrative examples. From the predesign planning stages dealing with assessment, requirement analysis, organizational issues, and cost analysis, to integrating legacy MIS systems and preparing for future developments in database design, this user-friendly book addresses all the fundamental aspects of the design and implementation of GIS, regardless of software or hardware. It offers helpful "decision trees" to assist in strategic planning, as well as proven strategies for application development, interface design, and enabling Web-based access. Numerous case studies and examples from the private and public sectors demonstrate how these strategies and approaches play out in the real world. As GIS becomes increasingly integrated with traditional MIS/IT database systems, GIS practitioners and MIS/IT managers will find The Design and Implementation of Geographic Information Systems a reliable, go-to resource.

Zusammenfassung
Presents strategies for application development, interface design, and enabling Web-based access. Includes numerous case studies and examples from the private and public sectors. Provides information on integrating legacy MIS systems and planning for future developments in database design.

Inhalt

Before Design: Needs Assessment and Requirements Analysis. Designing the GIS Database Schema. Designing Spatial Data. Design Issues for Attribute Data. Remotely Sensed Data as Background Layers and Data Sources. Implementation: Data Development and Conversion. Implementation: Selecting Hardware and Software. Designing the Organization for GIS. Early Management Concerns: Interacting with the System.