Duane F. Marble

Introductory readings in geographic information systems

Part 1 What is a geographic information system?: geographical information systems - an overview, Duane F.Marble geographical information systems - a new frontier, Roger F.Tomlinson a classification of software components commonly used in geographical information systems, Jack Dangermond GIS versus CAD versus DBMS - what are the differences?, David J. Cowen. Part 2 Examples of practical applications: MAGI - a state-level grid cell system, State of Maryland ARC/INFO - a modern GIS, Environmental Systems Research Institute technical description of the DIME system, US Bureau of the Census prinicpal components of the census bureaus TIGER file, Joel Sobel the Tiger system - automating the geographical structure of the United States, Robert W.Marx current and potential uses of geographical information systems - the north American experience, Roger F.Tomlinson an experiment in land-use allocation with a geographical information system, C.Dana Tomlin and Kevin M.Johnston Integration Of Geological Datasets For Gold Exploration In Nova Scotia, G.F.Bonham-Carter, F.P.Agterberg and D.F.Wright modeling community vulnerability to hazardous materials using geographical information systems, Robert B.McMaster representing and applying knowledge about spatial processes in environmental management, J.R.Davis, P.Whingham, and I.W.Grant. Part 3 Operations and problems of building a database: creating large digital files from mapped data, Hugh W.Calkins manual digitizing systems, E.Alan Cameron interaction between the cartographic document and the digitizing process, Donna J.Peuquet and A.Raymond Boyle a review of digital data commonly available and some of the practical problems of entering them into a GIS, Jack Dangermond efficient digitizing through the combination of appropriate hardware and software for error detection and editing, Nicholas R.Chrisman. Part 4 GIS internals - data representation and analysis techniques: spatial data models - a conceptual framework and comprehensive review, Donna J.Peuquet historical data as an explicit component of land information systems, Ric Vrana it makes me so CROSS, David Douglas the accuracy of map overlays - a reassessment, Nicholas R.Chrisman. Part 5 Design and evaluation of GIS: establishing a geographical information system in relation to its use, a process of strategic choices, W.H.Erik DeMan a conceptual model of the manual digitizing process, Duane F.Marble, Jean P.Lauzon and Matthew McGranaghan performance eval and work-load estimation for GIS, Michael Goodchild and Brian R.Rizzo liability for information, Earl F.Epstein and Howard Roitman.

Studies of highway development and geographic change

RESEARCH STUDIES ARE CONDUCTED ON HIGHWAY DEVELOPMENTS AS A PART OF THE SETTING WITHIN THE BROAD CONTEXT OF THE GEOGRAPHICAL STRUCTURE OF OUR SOCIAL, POLITICAL, AND ECONOMIC SYSTEM. THE STUDIES ARE NEEDED TO GUIDE TAXATION POLICIES AND PROGRAMS. ASPECTS OF EMERGING PATTERNS OF URBANIZATION, RESOURCE UTILIZATION, AND LAND USES ARE EVALUATED. SAMPLE STUDIES ARE CONDUCTED ON THE FUNDAMENTAL ASPECTS OF THE GEOGRAPHICAL ORGANIZATION OF OUR ECONOMIC LIFE, THE PLACE OF HIGHWAYS WITHIN THIS ORGANIZATION AND THE INFLUENCES OF HIGHWAY CHANGE. THE PLACE OF TRANSPORTATION IN THE STRUCTURE OF HUMAN ACTIVITIES IS DISCUSSED AS WELL AS THE BENEFITS OF HIGHWAY IMPROVEMENT. THE SENSITIVITY OF BUSINESS ESTABLISHMENTS TO MAJOR HIGHWAY IMPROVEMENTS IS ANALYZED. A REVIEW OF IMFORMATION IS PRESENTED ON MOVEMENT TO OBTAIN GOODS AND SERVICES AND ON ASSOCIATION OF BUSINESS ESTABLISHMENTS IN RESPONSE TO DEMANDS FOR MULTIPLE-SHOPPING OPPORTUNITIES. THE ARRANGEMENTS OF SUPPLYING CENTERS AND TRIBUTARY AREAS AND THE SENSITIVITY OF THESE AREAS TO CHANGES IN TRANSPORTATION ARE ANALYZED. MEDICAL SERVICES WERE CHOSEN FOR SPECIFIC ANALYSIS BECAUSE OF THE AVAILABILITY OF DATA. THE ANALYSIS PERMITS CONCLUSIONS REGARDING CHANGES IN SERVICE AREAS AND SUPPLYING POINTS AND BENEFITS TO SUPPLIERS AND CONSUMERS OF MEDICAL SERVICES.