Publication Date
Fall 2002
Degree Type
Master's Project
Degree Name
Master of Urban Planning (MUP)
Department
Urban and Regional Planning
Abstract
A Geographic Information System (GIS) is a computer system capable of assembling, storing, manipulating, and displaying geographically referenced information It can also be described as a computerized cartography which is an improvement from the paper maps that used to be painstakingly created by hand. Since a GIS can handle physical, biological, cultural, demographic, or economic information, it is a valuable tool and has been used in the natural, social, medical, and engineering sciences, as well as in business and planning.
The field of urban planning has made huge progress in managing databases for necessary information, reflecting existing situations, and analyzing possible opportunities, with the development of GIS. However, the data revolution has produced the potential for accessing vast quantities of data without a corresponding increase in the human competence of processing this data into information useful for making decisions. We can be buried in data, unable to effectively use it for informed decision making.
Recommended Citation
Hisamura, Shuichi, "Using Geographic Information Systems to Understand Population, Housing, and Transportation Patterns in Davis, California" (2002). Master's Projects. 1637.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.31979/etd.Zt2bddmw
https://scholarworks.sjsu.edu/etd_projects/1637
