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The reader might be surprised at first to find in this chapter neither a GIS software directory, nor a comparative list of software performances. It is our conviction that such an attempt does not belong in this book for two major reasons. First, the interest for a software compilation decreases rapidly over time due to permanent progress in computer technology as well as in this particular domain of software development. Secondly and principally, a GIS environment is much more than just a cartographic tool used to produce maps or to display colourful maps and animated sequences of images. It is an information processing technology that requires substantial human and financial resources, with particular constraints on the manner by which tasks can be processed. Therefore the key issue is neither the selection nor the purchase of an adequate software package, but how such a technology can be integrated in an institution or a research group in order to satisfy both existing and planned tasks. The software selection should result from an evaluation of needs, the organisational context and resources. GIS technology embraces the whole spectrum of information processing tasks and thus influences the mode of handling information from its acquisition to the production of results. The critical issue is then to assess its ability and relevance in the field of hydrology and water resources management.
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Collet, C., Consuegra, D., Joerin, F. (1996). GIS Needs and GIS Software. In: Singh, V.P., Fiorentino, M. (eds) Geographical Information Systems in Hydrology. Water Science and Technology Library, vol 26. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-015-8745-7_6
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