The third edition of Thinking About GIS details a planning model developed for designing data and technology systems that will meet an organization’s specific needs, whether it’s an enterprise-wide GIS or a single-shop launch. Developed from decades of consulting experience globally and his popular GIS seminars worldwide, Roger Tomlinson's book helps bridge the communication gap between those with and those without technological expertise. Targeted at two primary audiences—senior managers who oversee information technologies and the more technical specialists charged with designing the actual systems—this book gives both groups a common platform on which to conduct serious GIS planning.

Roger Tomlinson is the principal of Tomlinson Associates, a firm of consulting geographers he established in 1977. He has advised an impressive list of clients from the World Bank to the U.S. and Canadian Forest Services. He holds two Bachelor degrees, a Masters degree from McGill University in Montreal, Canada, and a Ph.D. from University College, London, England. Commonly referred to as the "father of GIS," he has conducted successful GIS planning seminars worldwide.

ISBN: 9781589481589    2007   256 pages   $29.95

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