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“GIS A JOB”: WHAT USE GEOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION SYSTEMS IN SPATIAL ECONOMICS? *
Author(s) -
Overman Henry G.
Publication year - 2010
Publication title -
journal of regional science
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.171
H-Index - 79
eISSN - 1467-9787
pISSN - 0022-4146
DOI - 10.1111/j.1467-9787.2009.00644.x
Subject(s) - geographic information system , spatial analysis , gis and public health , variation (astronomy) , computer science , data science , information system , location theory , regional science , geography , data mining , economic geography , cartography , engineering , remote sensing , physics , astrophysics , electrical engineering
Geographical information systems (GIS) are used for inputting, storing, managing, analyzing and mapping spatial data. This article argues that each of these functions can help researchers interested in spatial economics. In addition, GIS provide access to new data that is both interesting in its own right, but also as a source of exogenous variation.