GIS coaching for territorial management.
Note: Even though the French version of this article dates back to 2012, most of its content is, still, valid Geographical information computer systems coaching in a nutshell: Access to a high level expert Get support…
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Strategic aspects of a GIS project (Note: Even though the French version of this article dates back to 2012, most of its content is, still, valid) As result of the previous article, we will discuss the…
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The purpose of the Atlas function is to automate the production of a series of maps. You create a model, a series of geographical areas and this function produces automatically for each area. We will discuss…
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The contributions of a GIS for the territorial management Internal contributions Information is a key factor for territorial management: the more available and adequate information exists; the more well suited management decisions can easily be taken.…
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To set the background for the Geographical Information Systems (GIS) at the heart of various local authorities , we must start by defining the term GIS. There are many different definitions of GIS. Michel Didier…
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GIS teams have been build up over time with more or less imposed tools, with work objectives not always allowing time enough for a strategic consideration. The imperatives and deadlines accumulate and the feeling of no…
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The story of Quantum GIS (QGIS) begins in 2002 under the leadership of Gary Sherman who wanted to have a GIS viewer on Linux .At its origin, it was intended to be a GRASS data visualization…
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Historical reminder gvSIG was born in 2004 at the Spanish Council for Infrastructure and Transport, as part of an OpenSource ( gvPontis ) migration tool. Its main objective was to make available a complete GIS to…
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Its history… MapWindows has different origins from other OpenSource GIS projects . Firstly, the project dates back to 1998, at the WaterResearch Laboratory of Utah (USA). Originally the goal of the project team was not to…
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History At its origins (1982 -1995), the core of GRASS was developed in the United States, at the research laboratory of the Army Corps of Engineers . Its development was later carried on by an international…
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