Most of the current publications on geographic information systems (GIS) focus on its mechanics, technology, and project-specific applications. This much-needed book, however, introduces the reader to GIS implementation from a management and organizational perspective. GIS is becoming increasingly popular and is evolving from a mapping tool used for support functions to a technology capable of redesigning land administration. In other sectors, information technology has had a dramatic effect on operations. This book examines those cases, and applies them to GIS paradigm, stressing that GIS technology itself does not cause improvements in operational efficiency and effectiveness, but enables changes that can facilitate these improvements. The bulk of the book guides the reader through the necessary frameworks and techniques needed to plan, design, and implement GIS as a technological infrastructure within an organization. Managing Geographic Information System Projects, is suitable for both students and professionals who want to know how to successfully implement GIS technology in organizations.
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"[P]resents a realistic picture of detailed tasks that must be addressed in order to successfully manage a GIS...a wealth of valuable information...Huxhold and Levinsohn present some excellent ideas, conceptual frameworks, principles, guidance, and experience....[T]his book is the only one to date that substantially addresses the tasks involved in GIS management."--URISA Journal
"[A]n interesting, well-written volume...[with] smooth writing, appropriate definitions, good examples, an emphasis on strategic thinking and vision, and a thorough analysis of what an effective organizational mobilization implies....The book is encyclopedic in using existing literature, outlining management approaches, and explicating standards and criteria. I suggest it be used for its obvious relevance to GIS practitioners. Indeed, it is an excellent manual for planning, managing, and improving the climate of the increasing armory of decision support systems, especially regarding rapidly changing information technologies."--GIS World
"Good, to-the-point approach! Doesn't get bogged down with techno jargon. A good, concise how-it-works and how-to-use-it format. The application is one we don't often see in these kinds of books."--James Segedy, Ball State University
"As the field of GIS matures , there is a trend to downplay the management, implementation, and organizational context of Geographic Information Systems and consider the long-term aspects from a practical and pragmatic perspective. This book starts us down that path."--James Lein, Ohio University
"A good addition to GIS literature. This much-needed book fills a gap in the discipline."--Indrajith Wijayratne, Michigan Tech University
"A much needed book which appears to nicely draw together a wealth of information."--Daniel F. Wagner, University of South Carolina
"[A]n interesting, well-written volume...[with] smooth writing, appropriate definitions, good examples, an emphasis on strategic thinking and vision, and a thorough analysis of what an effective organizational mobilization implies....The book is encyclopedic in using existing literature, outlining management approaches, and explicating standards and criteria. I suggest it be used for its obvious relevance to GIS practitioners. Indeed, it is an excellent manual for planning, managing, and improving the climate of the increasing armory of decision support systems, especially regarding rapidly changing information technologies."--GIS World
"Good, to-the-point approach! Doesn't get bogged down with techno jargon. A good, concise how-it-works and how-to-use-it format. The application is one we don't often see in these kinds of books."--James Segedy, Ball State University
"As the field of GIS matures , there is a trend to downplay the management, implementation, and organizational context of Geographic Information Systems and consider the long-term aspects from a practical and pragmatic perspective. This book starts us down that path."--James Lein, Ohio University
"A good addition to GIS literature. This much-needed book fills a gap in the discipline."--Indrajith Wijayratne, Michigan Tech University
"A much needed book which appears to nicely draw together a wealth of information."--Daniel F. Wagner, University of South Carolina
About the Author
William E. Huxhold is Chairman and Associate Professor in the Department of Urban Planning at the University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee. From 1975 to 1990 he was Management Information System project manager for the city of Milwaukee, where he implemented one of the first urban geographic systems in North America. He received a M.S. in Engineering Management from the University of Dayton in 1973. Mr. Huxhold also wrote An Introduction to Urban Geographic Systems, published by Oxford University Press in 1973. Allan G. Levinsohn is an information technology consultant with more than 15 years of experience managing geographic information. He is an Associate of the Banff Centre for Management, and an advisor to government agencies and companies across Canada. He has also worked in Kenya, China, Japan, Holland, and the U.S. His clients include regional and national government agencies, municpalities, and resource, utility, engineering, and technology companies. Mr. Levinsohn is well-known for his innovative approaches to GIS planning and design.
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A geographic information system (GIS) is a collection of information technology, data, and procedures for collecting, storing, manipulating, analyzing, and presenting maps and descriptive information about features that can be represented on maps. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
multiparticipant projects, shared land base, implementation management framework, cadastral features, current physical model, planimetric features, technology selection criteria, cartographic technician, startup plan, institutional feasibility, organizational placement, top elected official, implementation planning process, spatial information systems, information systems field, participating users, strategic state, perception structure, computing staff Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
New York, Englewood Cliffs, April Finish, San Francisco, United States, April Start, Arthur Young, Dorset House, Alberta Planning Board, Harvard Business Review, Harvard Business School Press, International Association of Assessing Officers, Managing Information Systems, North America, Management Perspective, Multipurpose Cadastre, Oxford University Press, Programming Project, Project Mgr Res, Timothy Lister New!
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A geographic information system (GIS) is a collection of information technology, data, and procedures for collecting, storing, manipulating, analyzing, and presenting maps and descriptive information about features that can be represented on maps. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
multiparticipant projects, shared land base, implementation management framework, cadastral features, current physical model, planimetric features, technology selection criteria, cartographic technician, startup plan, institutional feasibility, organizational placement, top elected official, implementation planning process, spatial information systems, information systems field, participating users, strategic state, perception structure, computing staff Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
New York, Englewood Cliffs, April Finish, San Francisco, United States, April Start, Arthur Young, Dorset House, Alberta Planning Board, Harvard Business Review, Harvard Business School Press, International Association of Assessing Officers, Managing Information Systems, North America, Management Perspective, Multipurpose Cadastre, Oxford University Press, Programming Project, Project Mgr Res, Timothy Lister New!
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- Managing Information Systems: Change and Control in Organizational Computing (Jossey Bass Business and Management Series) by Kenneth L. Kraemer on 5 pages
- Diffusion and Use of Geographic Information Technologies (NATO Science Series D: (closed)) by I. Masser on 4 pages
- Technology and Organizations (Jossey Bass Business and Management Series) by Paul S. Goodman on page 24, page 42, and page 85
- Geographic Information Systems: A Management Perspective by Stan Aronoff on page 23, page 43, and page 201
- Managing A Programming Project: Processes and People (3rd Edition) by Philip W. Metzger on page 43, page 119, and page 202
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- Geographical Information and Planning: European Perspectives (Advances in Spatial Science) by John Stillwell on page 42
- Environmental Systems: A Multidimensional Approach (Spatial Information Series) by Antonio Sousa da Camara in Front Matter
- GIS for the Urban Environment by Juliana Maantay on page 264
- Coastal Planning and Management by Robert Kay in Back Matter
- Bringing Geographical Information Systems into Business by David J. Grimshaw on page 193
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