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Fundamentals of GIS

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Geographic Information System(GIS) is defined as a special type of information system that is used to input, store, retrieve, process, analyze and visualize geospatial data and information in order to support decision making, see e.g.,Aronoff (1989), Tomlinson (2007), Longley et al. (2005), Konecny (2003), Burrough (1986), Murai (1999) etc.

“Knowing where things are, and why, is essential to rational decision making” Jack Dangermond, Founder ESRI

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    http://www.freegis.org

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    Reductions in Emissions from Deforestation in Developing countries.

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Authors and Affiliations

  1. Department of Spatial Sciences, Curtin University of Technology, P.O. Box U1987, Perth, WA, 6845, Australia

    Joseph L. Awange

  2. Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, Karlsruhe, Germany

    Joseph L. Awange

  3. Kyoto University, Kyoto, Japan

    Joseph L. Awange

  4. School of Environment, Maseno University, Kisumu, Kenya

    Joseph L. Awange

  5. Geospatial and Space Technology, University of Nairobi, Harry Thuku Way, Nairobi, 30197, Kenya

    John B. Kyalo Kiema

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Awange, J.L., Kyalo Kiema, J.B. (2013). Fundamentals of GIS. In: Environmental Geoinformatics. Environmental Science and Engineering(). Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-34085-7_13

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