Beyond mapping : meeting national needs through enhanced geographic information science / Committee on Beyond Mapping: The Challenges of New Technologies in the Geographic Information Sciences, the Mapping Science Committee, Board on Earth Sciences and Resources, Division on Earth and Life Studies, National Research Council of the National Academies.

"Geographic information systems (GIS), the Global Positioning System (GPS), remote sensing, and other information technologies have all changed the nature of work in the mapping sciences and in the professions, industries, and institutions that depend on them for basic research and education. T...

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