The Impact of GIS Technology

Z Nedović-Budić
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Z Nedović-Budić: Department of Urban and Regional Planning, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 611 Taft Drive, Temple Buell Hall, Champaign, IL 61820, USA

Environment and Planning B, 1998, vol. 25, issue 5, 681-692

Abstract: In this paper the empirical findings and basic frameworks used in the evaluation of GIS are reviewed. In the studies reviewed, a variety of evaluation criteria are employed, but they still contribute sporadic, unsystematic, and inconclusive evidence. Going beyond a discussion about the need for measuring GIS impacts, and an uncritical and unselective adoption of computerized tools, I emphasize here the importance of assessment and feedback for better adaptation of GIS technology to the needs of urban planning. Comprehensive, multidimensional, context-based, and process-based evaluations can contribute valuable information to guide the developments in GIS technology and to facilitate efforts in GIS implementation in public and private organizations.

Date: 1998
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DOI: 10.1068/b250681

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