The economic, social and cultural viability of any nation is mainly determined by the land and water resources that it has (Harahsheh, 2001). These natural resources are essential to the economy of a nation since they play a critical role in the provision of employment, they are a source of […]
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GIS and Epidemiology
GIS is frequently used in medical geography and epidemiology. Terry Jones, an antigenic cartographer, posts on the O’Reilly site a follow-up to a talk given at the O’Reilly ETech conference. The use of cartographic techniques to model the jumping of virus through antigenic space can help researchers develop vaccine components […]
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GIS and Sustainability Efforts
GIS continues to grow in several areas that will enable it to be an essential tool in designing the sustainable buildings of the future.
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The Benefits of GIS
GIS uses geospatial technology to create and manage information about location. In the strictest sense, the term describes any information system that integrates, stores, edits, analyzes, shares, and displays geographic information. GIS programs are resources that allow users to create entertaining issues (user created searches), evaluate spatial details, modify information, maps, […]
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Airport Data and GIS Resources
Links to airport location data, associations and articles on the use of GIS in the aviation industry.
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Public Health and GIS
Leads on articles, research and tools for the application of GIS to public health issues. Find out why health organizations find GIS to be an invaluable tool. ESRI Health GIS Conference Annual conference looking at the use of GIS in public health. Conference page also provides access to ESRI’s Health […]