Title :
Geographic information systems: applications and research opportunities for information systems researchers
Author :
Mennecke, Brian E. ; Crossland, Martin D.
Author_Institution :
Sch. of Bus., East Carolina Univ., Greenville, NC, USA
Abstract :
The purpose of the paper is to provide an introduction to geographic information systems (GIS) and a research framework for information systems researchers. The paper summarizes the main GIS features, functions, and capabilities, including a research framework for GIS. In addition, several opportunities for research are suggested including those related to GIS management, organizational impacts, collaborative issues, evaluations of decision-making effectiveness, and societal impacts in both developed and developing countries
Keywords :
business data processing; decision support systems; geographic information systems; social aspects of automation; software management; GIS collaborative issues; GIS management; GIS organizational impact; decision-making effectiveness; developed countries; developing countries; geographic information systems; information systems researchers; research framework; research opportunities; societal impacts; Books; Collaboration; Computational Intelligence Society; Computer displays; Educational institutions; Geographic Information Systems; Graphics; Information analysis; Information systems; Management information systems;
Conference_Titel :
System Sciences, 1996., Proceedings of the Twenty-Ninth Hawaii International Conference on ,
Conference_Location :
Wailea, HI
Print_ISBN :
0-8186-7324-9
DOI :
10.1109/HICSS.1996.493249
