Urban planning and development applications of GIS / edited by Said Easa and Yupo Chan

Published:: Reston, Va. : American Society of Civil Engineers, [2000]
Copyright Date:: ©2000
Physical Description:: xvi, 283 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm
Additional Creators:: Easa, Said, Chan, Yupo, and American Society of Civil Engineers. Geographic Information Systems Committee

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Contents:

GIS TECHNOLOGY AND IMPLEMENTATION / M.T. Herzog: Spatial data sources -- Spatial data structures -- Georeferencing systems -- Metadata -- GIS operations -- Integration -- Other important aspects -- REMOTE SENSING / K. Jeyapalan: Remote sensing process -- Sensing devices -- Approaches to data analysis -- Remote sensing and GIS -- TRENDS IN SPATIAL DATABASES / Siva Ravada and Jayant Sharma: Spatial data and ORDBMS -- Commercial spatial database systems -- IMPLEMENTATION OF LINEAR REFERENCING SYSTEMS IN GIS / Wende O'Neill and Elizabeth A. Harper: Common linear referencing methods -- Geographic information systems for transportation -- REGIONAL PLANNING (ACTIVITY-ALLOCATION MODELING) / Larry G. Mugler and Terence T. Quinn: Structure of DRCOG model -- Data preparation and analysis -- TRANSPORTATION / Reginald R. Souleyrette and Tim R. Strauss: Applicable technologies and methodologies -- Transportation planning applications -- Traffic engineering applications -- PUBLIC UTILITIES / Songnian Li, David J. Coleman, and Said Easa: Development of AM/FM systems -- Applications -- Implementation -- Emerging developments -- and STORMWATER AND WASTE MANAGEMENT / M.T. Herzog and John W. Labadie: Stormwater/wastewater applications -- Integrated solid waste management -- Hazardous waste management -- CULTURAL AND NATURAL RESOURCES / Kristina Dalton: Applications -- EMERGENCY RESPONSE (DISASTER MANAGEMENT) / Emelinda M. Parentla and Shashi Sathisan Nambisan: Applicable methodologies -- Example applications -- ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT OF TRANSPORTATION-RELATED AIR QUALITY / Wayne Sarasua, Shauna Hallmark, and William Bachman: Spatial data management -- Spatial data summarization -- Spatial analysis -- Modeling -- PROGRAM EVALUATION AND POLICY ANALYSIS / Lisa DeLorenzo: Data collection and analysis -- Findings -- Redevelopment policies -- CIVIL ENGINEERING EDUCATION / Said Easa, Songnian Li, and Yaoyu Shi: Current status -- GIS course setting -- Educational methods -- Infrastructure needs.

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ISBN:

0784404615

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"Sponsored by Geographic Information Systems Committee of the Urban Planning and Development Division, American Society of Civil Engineers."

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Includes bibliographical references and index.

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