TY - BOOK AU - Obermeyer,Nancy J. AU - Pinto,Jeffrey K. TI - Managing geographic information systems SN - 1593856350 AV - G70.212 .O24 2008 U1 - 910.285 22 PY - 2008///] CY - New York PB - Guilford Press KW - Geographic information systems N1 - Includes bibliographical references (pages 321-345) and index; 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 pracitce -- 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 UR - http://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0811/2007031574-b.html ER -