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035 _a(Sirsi) u13483
041 _aeng
245 _aMapping the future
260 _c1988
350 _a0
490 _aMunicipal Journal
_v96(12) 25/3/88 p587-602(11)
520 _aA special feature on geographic information systems highlighting their relevance to the work of local authorities . Examines how the systems are being developed for local authority use; reports on the Ordnance Survey programme to digitise its maps, begun in 1972 and its progress to date and describes how digital Maps can be successfully integrated into database s of information held by local authority departments. Assesses the potential of GIS for improving access to information and speculates on future developments. The final article considers the effect of proposed Government legislation regarding the community charge , competitive tendering , and housing benefits on local government information technology .
650 _aDIGITAL MAPPING
690 _aPRACTICE AND TECHNIQUES
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948 _c04/03/1997
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