Managing Geographic Information Systems (eBook)

Nancy J. Obermeyer, Jeffrey K. Pinto (Autoren)

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2007 | 2., Second Edition
360 Seiten
The Guilford Press (Verlag)
978-1-60623-815-8 (ISBN)

Infos

Now in a fully revised and expanded second edition, this widely adopted text and practical reference addresses all aspects of developing and using geographic information systems (GIS) within an organization. Coverage includes the role of the GIS professional, how geographic information fits into broader management information systems, the use of GIS in strategic planning, and ways to navigate the organizational processes that support or inhibit the success of GIS implementation. All chapters retained from the prior edition have been thoroughly updated to reflect significant technological, empirical, and conceptual advances, as well as the changing contexts of GIS use. New chapters discuss organizational politics, metadata, legal issues, and GIS ethics.

Autor

Nancy J. Obermeyer, PhD, is Associate Professor of Geography at Indiana State University. Her research interests include GIS implementation issues, public-participation GIS, professionalism, and ethics. Dr. Obermeyer began her professional life in several Illinois state agencies, working as an analyst in the Office of Planning, an energy planner in the Department of Energy and Natural Resources, and a project manager in the Department of Transportation. She was a member of the founding Board of Directors of the GIS Certification Institution (GISCI), and currently serves on GISCI’s Ethics Committee. Jeffrey K. Pinto, PhD, is Professor of Management at Penn State Erie, The Behrend College. His research interests include project management, information system implementation, power and political processes in organizations, and the diffusion of innovations. Dr. Pinto holds the Andrew Morrow and Elizabeth Lee Black Chair in Management of Technology, has received the Distinguished Contribution Award from the Project Management Institute and the Behrend Council of Fellows Research Award, and has consulting experience with a number of major organizations. 

Inhalt

1. The Continuing Need for a Management Focus in GIS 2. Geographic Information Science: Evolution of a Profession 3. The Role of Geographic Information within an Organization's IT 4. Keeping the G in GIS: Why Geography Still Matters 5. GIS and the Strategic Planning Process6. Implementing a GIS: Theories and Practice 7. Organizational Politics and GIS Implementation 8. Economic Justification for GIS Implementation 9. Sharing Geographic Information across Organizational Boundaries10. Metadata for Geographic Information 11. Policy Conflicts and the Role of GIS: Public Participation and GIS 12. Ensuring the Qualifications of GIS Professionals 13. Legal Issues in GIS 14. Ethics for the GIS Professional 15. Envisioning a Future

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 3.12.2007
• Sprache: englisch
• Maße: 150 x 150 mm
• Themenwelt: Naturwissenschaften ► Geowissenschaften ► Geografie / Kartografie
• Themenwelt: Sozialwissenschaften ► Politik / Verwaltung ► Staat / Verwaltung
• Themenwelt: Wirtschaft ► Betriebswirtschaft / Management ► Projektmanagement
• Schlagworte: Administration • Data • ethics • geographic information systems • Geography • GIS • Management • Managers • organizational • Planning • Policy • Projects • Public • regional • Science • strategic • "substance abuse, behavior change, psychotherapy, interventions, addictions, ambivalence, resistance, therapy, counseling field, counseling students, interviewing skills, meth addiction, life coaching, helping professionals, therapeutic relationship, helping professions, professional counselor, core concepts, social workers, transpersonal, rationales, person-centered, exam, cognitive-behavioral, court-ordered, modality, clinicians, evidence-based, revisions, trainers, therapists, counselors, seminar, exerci • Technology • Urban
• ISBN-10: 1-60623-815-9 / 1606238159
• ISBN-13: 978-1-60623-815-8 / 9781606238158