Managing natural resources with GIS / Laura Lang.

By:

Lang, Laura

Contributor(s):

Environmental Systems Research Institute (Redlands, Calif.)

Material type: Text

TextPublication details: Redlands, Calif. : Environmental Systems Research Institute, c1998.Description: ix, 117 p. : col. ill., col. maps ; 19 x 23 cm. + 1 computer laser optical disc (col., sd. ; 4 3/4 in.)ISBN:

1879102536

Other title:

Title on disc: ArcView GIS

Subject(s):

DDC classification:

333.70285 21
910.285 21

LOC classification:

G70.212 L26 1998
G70.212+

Online resources:

Contents:

Managing natural resources with GIS -- Desktop GIS presentations -- ArcView GIS tutorial.

Summary: Geographic information system (GIS) technology brings a new perspective to the challenges faced by natural resource managers. How can argricultural yields be improved without depleting the soil? Where should timber be cut to best protect endangered species? How can landscapes be restored after the extraction of oil and minerals? What can be done to keep land development from choking rivers and coastlines with silt? This book presents a dozen case studies of real organizations using GIS to address these and other pressing issues of natural resource management.

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Item type	Current library	Collection	Call number	Status	Date due	Barcode
Books	Australian Emergency Management Library	BOOK	621.3278 LAN (Browse shelf(Opens below))	Available		900115826

Includes appendices and glossary.

Includes CD-Rom entitled: ArcView GIS tutorial disc.

Managing natural resources with GIS -- Desktop GIS presentations -- ArcView GIS tutorial.

Geographic information system (GIS) technology brings a new perspective to the challenges faced by natural resource managers. How can argricultural yields be improved without depleting the soil? Where should timber be cut to best protect endangered species? How can landscapes be restored after the extraction of oil and minerals? What can be done to keep land development from choking rivers and coastlines with silt? This book presents a dozen case studies of real organizations using GIS to address these and other pressing issues of natural resource management.

System requirements: IBM PC or compatible; 486/33 PC with Microsoft Windows 95, Windows NT or Windows 3.1; 16 MB RAM; 16 MB disc space; CD-ROM drive; sound card optional.

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