Description of a user-oriented geographic information system - The resource analysis programThis paper describes the Resource Analysis Program, an applied geographic information system. Several applications are presented which utilized soil, and other natural resource data, to develop integrated maps and data analyses. These applications demonstrate the methods of analysis and the philosophy of approach used in the mapping system. The applications are evaluated in reference to four major needs of a functional mapping system: data capture, data libraries, data analysis, and mapping and data display. These four criteria are then used to describe an effort to develop the next generation of applied mapping systems. This approach uses inexpensive microcomputers for field applications and should prove to be a viable entry point for users heretofore unable or unwilling to venture into applied computer mapping.
Document ID
19810061644
Acquisition Source
Legacy CDMS
Document Type
Conference Proceedings
Authors
Tilmann, S. E.
Mokma, D. L. (Michigan State University East Lansing, MI, United States)
Date Acquired
August 11, 2013
Publication Date
January 1, 1980
Subject Category
Earth Resources And Remote Sensing
Meeting Information
Meeting: Annual Symposium on Machine processing of remotely sensed data and soil information systems and remote sensing and soil survey