TECHNIQUES AND METHODS OF GIS FOR REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT

The paper presents some techniques and methods of geographic informatics systems, adapted and applied to the regional development applications. The characteristics of spatial databases, as they are required for regional applications are presented in the first part of the paper. Methods of displaying spatial data are compared and GIS procedures are described. The main techniques available in the GIS and useful for regional data visualization are exemplified. It is presented a case study that illustrates the use of GIS for analyzing the concentration of economic activities, based on employment datasets, for various branches in Romania’s counties.

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Year of publication:	2011
Authors:	REVEIU, Adriana
Published in:	Proceedings of Administration and Public Management International Conference. - Centrul de Cercetare în Administraţie şi Servicii Publice (CCASP). - Vol. 7.2011, 1, p. 319-328
Publisher:	Centrul de Cercetare în Administraţie şi Servicii Publice (CCASP)
Subject:	regional development \| GIS \| regional data visualization \| cartogram \| spatial analysis

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Type of publication:	Article
Source:	RePEc - Research Papers in Economics

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