The book deals with the application of Geographic information System (GIS) in different areas of development planning. It demonstrates the usefulness of GIS technology for planning purpose in diverse applications. The book throws light on the fact that a GIS is not simply a computer system for making maps, although it can create maps at different scales. In differentk projections and with different colours. A GIS in an analysis tool. The major advantage of a GIS is that it allows to identify the spatial relationship betweenk map features. The edited book is the result of several papers presented at an international workshop organized by SCADA Computer Central at Patna. The International Development Research Centre, Canada, has supported the project. The book will be very useful to Information Scientists in general and to Geographers in particular.
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