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Geographic information systems in Europe
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This article is published in Cartographic Journal.The article was published on 1990-06-01. It has received 4 citations till now. The article focuses on the topics: GIS and public health & Geographic information system.read more
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GIS in local government: some findings from Great Britain
Heather Campbell,Ian Masser +1 more
TL;DR: An overview of GIS adoption in relation to type of local authority and geographical location is provided and it is demonstrated that take-up has been most pronounced in the larger authorities, particularly in the southern part of Great Britain.
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The 1987–1989 scottish national aerial photographic initiative
TL;DR: In 1987, the Scottish Office commissioned vertical aerial photography for the whole of Scotland at 1:24 000 scale as mentioned in this paper, and the principal use of the photography, as a database for measuring land cover change in Scotland, is summarised and numerous other projects are also described.
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GIS in Italian urban planning
TL;DR: In this article, the authors present the findings of research into the implementation and use of Geographic Information Systems (GIS) in Italian local authority planning departments, and suggest that the view of GIS as a "tool" for more rational decision-making, and increased efficiency and effectiveness, may be particularly inappropriate in countries in which these values do not receive high priority.
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Building a Geographical Information System in the European Community: The Corine Experience
TL;DR: The CORINE Programme of the European Community represents one of the most ambitious and extensive attempts to establish a geographical information system for policy applications that has yet been undertaken in Europe as discussed by the authors.