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Aside-track in improving GIS applications in urban planning / F. Vico (29/03/1993)

Public contenu dans EGIS '93, Fourth European conference and exhibition on Geographical Information Systems, 1. Volume 1 / Janjaap Harts (1993) Titre : Aside-track in improving GIS applications in urban planning Type de document : Article/Communication Auteurs : F. Vico, Auteur Editeur : Utrecht [Pays-Bas] : EGIS Foundation Année de publication : 29/03/1993 Conférence : EGIS 1993, 4th European conference and exhibition on Geographical Information Systems 29/03/1993 01/04/1993 Gênes Italie Importance : pp 1076 - 1082 Note générale : Bibliographie Langues : Anglais (eng) Descripteur : [Vedettes matières IGN] Systèmes d'information géographique [Termes IGN] carte numérique [Termes IGN] planification urbaine [Termes IGN] système d'information géographique Résumé : (Auteur) Although urban planning is an obvious application for GIS, its introduction has not affected the planning process as much as could be expected. GIS implementation is a long process, specially since it requires the drafting of digital base maps. This paper suggests one need not wait for GIS to be fully implemented, but start exploring how urban planning can incorporate, modify and extend this new tool. Planners do not require extremely detailed data, but they must have the right information and they may use simple digital maps, now available in most cities. This paper explores a side-track in improving GIS applications in urban planning and describes the circumstances which make it a viable proposition, as well illustrating some of the possible results. Materials and results produced during a workshop held in 1992 with a group of students from the Torino Faculty of Architecture are used as a case. Two issues were highlighted : a) how street segment geographic unit and line thematicmaps are a effective means to describe urban patterns and b) how quality variables can be employed in describing urban morphology. Numéro de notice : C1993-024 Affiliation des auteurs : non IGN Thématique : GEOMATIQUE/INFORMATIQUE Nature : Communication Permalink : https://documentation.ensg.eu/index.php?lvl=notice_display&id=65551