Dear Darius,
You have set yourself quite a large research agenda - how much time are
planning to spend on this? Given the kind of questions you are
interested in, John Pickles et al ((1994)'Ground Truth: The social
implications of GIS') will be a useful starting point for your reading.
In a
Mr. Bartlett poses some interesting questions about the efficacy of
using GIS in developing countries. Let me offer a specific example of
how GIS is being used as a tool for sustainable development and the
achievement of objectives in different sectors in Rwanda.
As a member of the Development
Dear Colleagues,
I have been interested in the potential of GIS since it first arrived in
a primitive form fifteen years ago. My interest was created by work I
had been doing in development planning and the realization that most
of what was being done in this area was worse than worthless.
Darius,
My colleagues who read the GKD discussion forwarded your post to me and
I find it (and many other threads there) very interesting.
To your post. In terms of must-read literature, most of the work in
this area has been done in non-ICT fields, especially, cartography,
surveying (geomatics,
Dear Dr. Sheba,
We have been using GRASS - GIS software in our research.
GRASS GIS (Geographic Resources Analysis Support System) is an open
source, Free Software Geographical Information System (GIS) with raster,
topological vector, image processing, and graphics production
functionality that
Interestingly enough - I just came across a project that uses GIS in a
very 'appropriate' manner - here is a summary and link to a capsule in
the Digital Dividends Clearinghouse:
Participatory 3-D Modeling: A special method of community mapping called
Participatory 3-D Modeling (P3DM) is widely
A couple of interesting sites for info on GIS and development:
1. Integrated Approaches to Participatory Development (IAPAD)'s
Participatory Avenues site at http://www.iapad.org/ - ... aims at
sharing significant progress in visualizing people's spatial knowledge
(cognitive maps) and in providing
Dear Darius,
Compliments of the season in the first place. You posed a number of
questions in your postings but I wanted to respond to only one of them.
Just like you, I have been just an ardent reader of various postings.
One of your questions was: Is GIS an appropriate technology for
developing
Colleagues,
I have been eavesdropping on the GKD discussions for several months, and
it seems this could be a very useful forum to help me scope and frame
some research I plan to do early in the New Year.
My interest is in Geographical Information Systems (GIS) and related
technologies -
