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Key Topics, Concepts, and Links for Further Understanding
| Geographic Information Systems (GIS) |
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"Simply put, a GIS combines layers of
information about a place to give you a better understanding of
that place. What layers of information you combine depends on your
purpose—finding the best location for a new store, analyzing environmental
damage, viewing similar crimes in a city to detect a pattern, and so on."
(Taken from GIS.com:
www.gis.com/whatisgis/ ,
November 10, 2004)
ESRI
GIS WWW Resource
List
GIS Lounge
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| Public Participation GIS (PPGIS)
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"Collectively, we use the term
Public Participation GIS (PPGIS) to cover the range of topics raised by
the intersection of community interests and GIS technology."
(Taken from NCGIA:
http://www.ncgia.ucsb.edu/varenius/ppgis/ncgia.html - November 10,
2004)
Guiding principles of PPGIS
PPGIS.net:
the electronic forum on
participatory use of geo-spatial information systems and technologies
URISA Journal
On-Line
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| Community Asset Mapping |
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"Asset mapping involves documenting the tangible and intangible
resources of a community, viewing it as a place with assets to be
preserved and enhanced, not deficits to be remedied."
(Taken from
Community
Asset Mapping: Trends and Issues Alert no. 47; by Sandra Kerka, 2003;
Nvember 10, 2004)
Asset Based Community Development Institute
Community Asset Mapping Test
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Background Reading |
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