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Introduction
Case studies are specific examples of how GIS was used to solve a problem or made information sharing easier in a particular industry. The Library has a collection of books which illustrate a number of case studies. These case studies can also provide you with inspiration for your own GIS projects. This is not the complete list of case studies available, but those listed should help you with ideas.
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Finding library resources
- GIS and case studiesThis is a keyword search in the online catalog.
Selected case studies
In addition to the books listed below, ESRI has published a series of booklets online to show best practices in different fields using ArcGIS.
Beyond maps: GIS and decision making in local government by Call Number: Baker-Berry G70.2 .O46 2000 c.2ISBN: 9781879102798Explores innovative ways to use GIS to improve local government operations through case studies.
Conservation geography: case studies in GIS, computer mapping, and activism by Call Number: Baker-Berry GF 23.E4 C54 2001ISBN: 9781589480247Showing how GIS and geography provide a framework for ecology and conservation efforts, this book describes how new technological tools for that kind of analysis, chief among them GIS, are being used to revolutionize the work of conservation.Geospatial data and analysis: the landscape of sources, tools, and use cases by
Call Number: eBookISBN: 9781491940556Geospatial data, or data with location information, is generated in huge volumes every day by billions of mobile phones, IoT sensors, drones, nanosatellites, and many other sources in an unending stream. This practical ebook introduces you to the landscape of tools and methods for making sense of all that data, and shows you how to apply geospatial analytics to a variety of issues, large and small. ...
GIS for everyone: exploring your neighborhood and your world with a geographic information system by Call Number: Baker-Berry G 70.212 .D383 2003 c.2ISBN: 9781589480568A self-guided tour of GIS and how it benefits consumers and businesses alike.
GIS for health organizations by Call Number: Baker-Berry G 70.212 .L364 2000ISBN: 9781879102651Health care executives and managers will get a closer look at how to use geographic information systems (GIS) to improve patient care, better manage their facilities, and increase their market share with this book. GIS is already used to monitor the spread of disease, assign patients to the nearest facility, and display injuries on a map of the human body. This book uses a dozen case studies, ranging from federal institutions and state public health departments to private care providers, to explain how the program was implemented and to report the results. ...
Managing natural resources with GIS by Call Number: Baker-Berry G 70.212 .L36 1998ISBN: 9781879102538Find out how GIS technology helps people design solutions to such pressing problems as wild-fires, urban blights, agricultural yields, air and water quality, endangered species, disaster mitigation, resource location and extraction, coastline erosion, and public education.
Mapping the news: case studies in GIS and journalism by Call Number: Evans Map Room PN 4729.3 .H47 2003ISBN: 9781589480728Using GIS as a powerful new tool for investigative reporting.
Understanding place: GIS and mapping across the curriculum by Call Number: Baker-Berry G 70.212 .S56 2007ISBN: 9781589481497This collection of case studies describes how experienced instructors have used GIS within the traditions of a classical undergraduate education, spanning subjects as varied as the natural sciences, social sciences, arts, and humanities. These stories offer creative ways for teachers to help students analyze, manage, and visualize information by describing how instructors have integrated mapping software into their syllabi, pursued the learning goals of their discipline, and strived to create a realistic learning environment in which students practice inquiry in their fields.
Internet resource(s)
Looking for GIS case studies on the Internet? Just do a search for "gis case studies." That will generate a long list. Then you need to decide what you want from the case study. That will help you narrow your search.
- Case studies from ESRI GIS Education CommunityThese case studies are rich, real-world stories of GIS in education – across several educational categories. These stories represent best practices of GIS planning, implementation or evaluation in education.
- Case studies using QGIS software
They have case studies on this page, but are always looking for more examples which used QGIS. - GIS Case StudiesAn online source for GIS case studies. This page is from a working GIS professional.
- GIS in Ecology Case StudiesThese are examples of ecological and marine biological studies where GIS formed an integral part of the research.
