Micfry GISPro Consult

GIS is now a leading tool in the development
and application of contemporary urban and
regional research for planning purposes.
Current developments in GIS are geared
largely towards improving the technical
functionality of GIS as a tool for storage,
processing, integration and representation of
spatial data. There is also a vast range of
planning applications. In the past, many
planners and public officials believed that
computer technology would provide a
technological solution to complex and difficult
issues of public policy. The hope for a quick
technological fix appears to have once again
raised expectations beyond what is
realistically possible, especially given the
existing capabilities of microcomputer-based
systems. This is particularly true for GIS
packages that are designed primarily to meet
the needs of resource and facilities
management. Planning tasks including
analysis, projection, and evaluation have
proved difficult to automate and so remain
outside the scope of a typical GIS.

Geographic information system (GIS) as a tool in tourism development.

Decision-making in tourism development and
planning is becoming increasingly complex as
organisations and communities have to come to
terms with the competing economic, social and
environmental demands of sustainable
development. Geographical Information Systems
(GIS) can be regarded as providing a tool box of
techniques and technologies of wide applicability
to the achievement of sustainable tourism
development. Spatial (environmental) data can
be used to explore conflicts, examine impacts
and assist decision-making. Impact assessment
and simulation are increasingly important in
tourism development, and GIS can play a role in
auditing environmental conditions, examining the
suitability of locations for proposed
developments, identifying conflicting interests
and modelling relationships. Systematic
evaluation of environmental impact is often
hindered by information deficiencies but also
tools for data integration, manipulation,
visualisation and analysis. GIS seems particularly
suited to this task. This paper examines the
progress tourism related organisations are
making towards the utilisation of GIS and its
integration with the principles of sustainable
development

Role of GIS in site selection
Using GIS to Assist Location and Site Selection
concentrates on how real life problems and
decisions of business location can be supported
through the integration of modeling and mapping
with GIS. It covers one of the most powerful
tools currently utilized to assist the location and
site decision selection of the best suitable
alternative. Using GIS to Assist Location and Site
Selection introduces the reader to the historic
background of site selection analysis, extensively
explains trade area and shows how to use
available web-map applications to gather
demographic data.

Role of GIS in disaster management.

Disaster risk information is spatial in nature and
Geographic Information Systems (GIS) play an
important role in disaster risk assessment and
management. For this reason, there is a
significant need to create awareness among the
disaster management professionals regarding the
importance of GIS usage.
Equally important is creation of awareness on
the use of Open Source software solutions, both
for development and management use and for
GIS work to improve accessibility for people,
organizations and countries with lesser means of
funding GIS implementation and use.
The main purpose of the course is to enhance
the capabilities of executive managers and
technical staff involved in disaster risk
management by providing them with
understanding on the use of spatial information
in disaster risk management.
Participants acquire hands-on skills in application
of Geographical Information System (GIS) and
Remote Sensing (RS) in disaster risk
management interventions, and learn to work
with, spatial data, satellite images and Public
Participatory GIS tools, that are the key to a
better understanding of hazard, vulnerability and risk

Climate change is a
geographic problem, and we
believe solving it takes a
geographic solution.
GIS has a long history of driving environmental
understanding and decision making.
Policymakers, planners, scientists, and many
others worldwide rely on GIS for data
management and scientific analysis.
GIS users represent a vast reservoir of
knowledge, expertise, and best practices in
applying this cornerstone technology to climate
science, carbon management, renewable energy,
sustainability, and disaster management.