Open AccessThe Development of Geographic Information System
Author(s) -
Sugiharto Budi Santoso
Publication year - 2004
Publication title -
forum geografi/forum geografi
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2460-3945
pISSN - 0852-0682
DOI - 10.23917/forgeo.v12i1.484
Subject(s) - merge (version control) , computer science , geographic information system , information processing , data science , database , cartography , geography , information retrieval , neuroscience , biology
Early geographyc information systems facused on processing attribute data and geographic analysis, and had only rudimentary graphic and mapping capabilities. Phenomenal increase in computer processor speed and power in 1970s and 1980s had a major influence on GIS development. By the late 1980s, the technologies of the three main types of geo-based system had merge to various degrees. Most systems today offer powerfull capabilities for graphic production, processing of attributes, and analysis