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A spatial decision support system (SDSS) is a computer-based system that combines conventional data, spatially referenced data and information, and decision logic as a tool for assisting a human decision-maker. It usually includes a user interface for communicating with the decision-maker. A SDSS does not actually make a decision, but instead assists and analyzing data and presenting processed information in a form that is friendly to the decision-maker.
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Decision support systems (DSS) are increasingly being combined with geographic information systems (GIS) to form a hybrid type of decision support tool known as a spatial decision support system (SDSS). Such systems combine the data and logic of a DSS with the powerful spatial referencing and spatial analytic capabilities of a GIS to form a new system that is even more valuable than the sum of its parts.
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Crossland, M.D. (2016). Spatial Decision Support System. In: Shekhar, S., Xiong, H., Zhou, X. (eds) Encyclopedia of GIS. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-23519-6_1264-2
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