An overview to geographic information systems |
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| Authors: | Allan B Cox Fred Gifford |
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| Institution: | aAllan B. Cox is Director, Natural Resource Information System, Montana State Library, 1515 East Sixth Avenue, Helena, Montana USA;bGifford is GIS Coordinator, Natural Resource Information System, Montana State Library, 1515 East Sixth Avenue, Helena, Montana USA |
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| Abstract: | Geographic information system (GIS) technology is a rapidly growing and powerful method for managing and analyzing spatial data and information for libraries. This article introduces GIS basic concepts, reviews GIS usage in libraries, and presents some challenges, strengths, and opportunities for libraries and GIS. |
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