Beyond Maps: GIS Decision Making in Local Government [Paperback]

John A O'Looney (Author)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 187910279X | ISBN-13: 978-1879102798 | Publication Date: September 1, 2000 | Edition: 1st

Explores innovative ways to use GIS to improve local government operations through case studies.

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About the Author

JOHN A. O'LOONEY is a Public Service Associate at the Carl Vinson Institute of Government, University of Georgia. He has worked with local and state government officials as an adviser, consultant, and program evaluator, and is director of the Internet Education Project. Among his many publications are three earlier books with Quorum: Economic Development and Environmental Control (1995), Redesigning the Work of Human Services (1996), and Outsourcing State and Local Government Services (1998).

Product Details

• Paperback: 225 pages
• Publisher: ESRI Press; 1st edition (September 1, 2000)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 187910279X
• ISBN-13: 978-1879102798
• Product Dimensions: 9 x 7.6 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.5 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 3.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #610,938 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
  • #63 in Books > Professional & Technical > Professional Science > Earth Sciences > Geography > Information Systems

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2.0 out of 5 stars not worthy, March 19, 2009

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Cecilia E. Gonzalez-paredes "Ceckis" (Chandler, AZ, USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Beyond Maps: GIS Decision Making in Local Government (Paperback)

If you have certain knowledge about GIS skip this book. If you are a totally beginner it may be helpful to understand how to use this tool. The quality of the book is awful as all the pages fall loose after a while.

3.0 out of 5 stars GIS, September 30, 2008

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Zafar Hasanov (FL, Orlando) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Beyond Maps: GIS Decision Making in Local Government (Paperback)

Well it is a good book for beginners like me. But it does not cover the main processes. I did not think that GIS is such a complex software to use. You can not learn how to use GIS from this book but you can have a basic idea what is GIS, what is the meanings of some terms, why it is used, where it is used, etc. As every book it has pros and cons. About pros it is easy to understand, cons it is too short and does not encompass everything.

4.0 out of 5 stars Poorly bound, March 25, 2008

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Ricco (British Columbia, Canada) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Beyond Maps: GIS Decision Making in Local Government (Paperback)

My copy fell apart the first time I opened it due to poor binding. I found the writing to be not really focused, it rambles a bit.