The history of Geographic Information Systems : perspectives from the pioneers / Timothy W. Foresman, editor.
| Other author | Foresman, Timothy W. |
| Format | Book |
| Publication Info | Upper Saddle River, NJ : Prentice Hall PTR, ©1998. |
| Description | xviii, 397 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm. |
| Subjects |
| Series | Prentice Hall series in geographic information science Prentice Hall series in geographic information science. ^A395689 |
| Contents | GIS early years and the threads of evolution -- The Canada geographic information system -- Academic origins of GIS -- Topology and TIGER : the Census Bureau's contribution -- Raster based GIS -- Investments in personal computing -- Land information systems : development of multipurpose parcel-based systems -- AM/FM entry : 25-year history -- Remote sensing and GIS in agriculture and forestry-the early years -- Development of remote sensing digital image processing and raster GIS -- GIS development in the Department of Interior -- GIS technology takes root in the Department of Defense -- A quarter century of GIS at Oak Bridge National Laboratory -- State and local government GIS initiatives -- The incubation of GIS in Europe -- The development of GIS in Australia : from infancy towards maturity -- Canada today -- International application of GIS -- What next? Reflections from the middle of the growth curve. |
| Local note | Little-308640--305131015549. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN | 0138621454 |