Includes bibliographical references (pages 321-345) and index.
CONTENTS NOTE
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The continuing need for a management focus in GIS -- Geographic information science: evolution of a profession -- The role of geographic information within an organization's IT -- Keeping the G in GIS: why geography still matters -- GIS and the strategic planning process -- Implementing a GIS: theories and practice -- Organizational politics and GIS implementation -- Economic justification for GIS implementation -- Sharing geographic information across organizational boundaries -- Metadata for geographic information -- Policy conflicts and the role of GIS: public participation and GIS -- Ensuring the qualifications of GIS professionals -- Legal issues in GIS -- Ethics for the GIS professional -- Envisioning a future.
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SUMMARY OR ABSTRACT
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"Addresses all aspects of developing and using geographic information systems (GIS) within an organization. Coverage includes the role of the GIS professional, how geographic information fits into broader management information systems, the use of GIS in strategic planning, and ways to navigate the organizational processes that support or inhibit the success of GIS implementation"--Publisher description.