For the effective use of a araphic information processina system, information-integration capabilities are impohant. ~ e r < the information-intearation is defined as an interactive execution of simulationtasks and a database management task. This concept as well as its practical methods are explained in this paper by the introduction of a geographical information system (GIs). The GIs consists...

The current expansion of the Internet makes it one of the most popular places to publish and search for almost any kind of information. In particular, touristic information—not only about tours or information about resources, places, museums, or monuments, but also cultural tourism—has gained much attention in the last years. We propose the use of geographical information systems (GIS) technolo...

Floods are one of the most dangerous and common disasters worldwide, and these disasters are closely linked to the geography of the affected area. As a result, several papers in the academic field of humanitarian logistics have incorporated the use of Geographical Information Systems (GIS) for disaster management. However, most of the contributions in the literature are using these systems for ...

Spatial decision support systems (SDSS) are generally employed in decision problems, in which spatial dimensions play a significant role. They have a satisfactory record in a wide range of problems and in various circumstances. SDSS Applications include land use planning, nuclear waste disposal facility location, water resource management, habitat site development, health care resource allocati...

Geographical Information System (GIS) is a hot topic. There is now a textbook and a journal devoted to the subject (Burrough, 1986; Coppock and Anderson, 1986) and it seems one can attend a conference on the subject practically any week. Although computer processing has been applied to geographical problems for more than a quarter of a century, it appears that there must be something different ...

In the veterinary epidemiology, the advantage of mapping the locations of farms and other facilities with animals is obvious. In an outbreak of a disease it could make the management of the situation easier, and it could also provide a tool to evaluate different strategies to prevent the spread of infectious diseases. This paper aims to describe and give an overview of the possibilities and pot...