Format:
X, 178 S.
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Kt.
ISBN:
0748402055
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0748402047
Content:
For over a decade the various technologies which make up GIS have been vigorously promoted as a panacea for any organization which routinely has to handle spatially referenced data, and the payback has been characterized in terms of improved operational efficiency, open and immediate access, enhanced analytical facilities, unparalleled decision support, greater speed and flexibility, and so on. Yet the hype prompts questions. What is the rate of GIS diffusion? To what extent has the use of GIS really spread? How do you achieve effective implementation in practice? What are GIS used for? What is the relationship between GIS and organizations
Content:
In placing these questions at the heart of their book, Heather Campbell and Ian Masser set out to stimulate and contribute to the debate: despite their technologically innovative status, and the enormous growth in the aquisition of GIS technology by business and government (both local and central), very little is known about the actual impact these new technologies are having in practice. Using analyses derived from extensive surveys and case study investigations of local government experience, the authors explore the performance of GIS in practice on the premise that through enhanced understanding of the social and political processes which affect the relationship between organizations and technology individuals will be better able to influence their own destinies. In so doing the authors draw on experiences from organizational theory and management science in their quest to cast light on the processes influencing the implementation of technologies such as GIS
Language:
English
Subjects:
Geography
Keywords:
Geoinformationssystem
