dc.description.abstract | The Division of Information Systems for Development (DISD) wishes to raise the awareness of African governments on the importance of geographic information. The main technology for processing geographic data is the geographic information system (GIS). It is therefore pertinent to examine the future orientation of GIS in Africa.
At the lowest level, GIS refers to the software packages for manipulating spatial data. At a medium level, it includes the data and information resources created with the hardware and software tools and which only the same tools can exploit. The rest of the world has moved beyond the resource level and emphasis is now on how to get spatial data into the wider community, using the technology as appropriate. This calls for a shift in emphasis from GIS and spatial data resources to spatial data infrastructures. | en |
dc.title | The future orientation of Geographic Information Systems (GIS) in Africa : provisional document for review | en |
ags.descriptionNotes | 1 Paper commissioned by ECA prepared by Dr. Chukwudozie, EZIGBALIKE, consultant A discussion paper1 produced for the ad hoc meeting of experts convened by the Development Information Services Division (DISD) United Nations Economic Commission for Africa 6-10 November 2000 | en |
ags.descriptionNotes | Includes bibliographical references. | en |
ags.publisherPlace | Addis Ababa: | en |
ags.publisherName | UN, ECA, | en |
dc.coverage.spatial | AFR | |
dc.coverage.spatial | Africa | |
dc.date.accessioned | 2011-05-09T11:14:52Z | |
dc.date.available | 2011-05-09T11:14:52Z | |
dc.date.issued | 2000-11 | |
dc.identifier.uri | https://hdl.handle.net/10855/4404 | |
dc.format.extent | ii, 30 p. : | |
dc.language | eng | |
dc.type | Working paper | |
uneca.subject.fulltaxonomy | UNBIS::SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY::COMPUTER SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY::DATABASE MANAGEMENT | |
uneca.subject.fulltaxonomy | UNBIS::SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY::COMPUTER SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY::METADATA | |
uneca.subject.fulltaxonomy | UNBIS::NATURAL RESOURCES AND THE ENVIRONMENT::GEOGRAPHY::GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEMS | |
uneca.subject.fulltaxonomy | UNBIS::SCIENCES ET TECHNIQUES::INFORMATIQUE::GESTION DE BASES DE DONNEES | |
uneca.subject.fulltaxonomy | UNBIS::CIENCIA Y TECNOLOGIA::INFORMATICA::GESTION DE BASES DE DATOS | |
uneca.subject.fulltaxonomy | UNBIS::SCIENCES ET TECHNIQUES::INFORMATIQUE::METADONNEES | |
uneca.subject.fulltaxonomy | UNBIS::CIENCIA Y TECNOLOGIA::INFORMATICA::METADATOS | |
uneca.subject.fulltaxonomy | UNBIS::RESSOURCES NATURELLES ET ENVIRONNEMENT::GEOGRAPHIE::SYSTEMES D'INFORMATION GEOGRAPHIQUE | |
uneca.subject.fulltaxonomy | UNBIS::RECURSOS NATURALES Y MEDIO AMBIENTE::GEOGRAFIA::SISTEMAS DE INFORMACION GEOGRAFICA | |
uneca.workflow.processed | true | |
ags.creatorCorporate | United Nations. Economic Commission for Africa. Development Information Services Division | |
ags.subjectThesaurus | DATABASE MANAGEMENT | |
ags.subjectThesaurus | METADATA | |
ags.subjectThesaurus | GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEMS | |
ags.subjectThesaurus | GESTION DE BASES DE DONNEES | |
ags.subjectThesaurus | GESTION DE BASES DE DATOS | |
ags.subjectThesaurus | METADONNEES | |
ags.subjectThesaurus | METADATOS | |
ags.subjectThesaurus | SYSTEMES D'INFORMATION GEOGRAPHIQUE | |
ags.subjectThesaurus | SISTEMAS DE INFORMACION GEOGRAFICA | |
ags.subjectClassification | 03.01.00 Geo-information | |
ags.availabilityNumber | 31584 | |
ags.availabilityNumber | 2000 | |
ags.availabilityLocation | ECA-HQ | |
ags.rights.termsofuse | public | |
ags.JN | 31584 | |
uneca.language.supported | en | |