期刊名称:ISPRS Annals of the Photogrammetry, Remote Sensing and Spatial Information Sciences
印刷版ISSN:2194-9042
电子版ISSN:2194-9050
出版年度:2000
卷号:XXXIII Part B6
页码:311-311
出版社:Copernicus Publications
摘要:Resource poor regions in developing countries have yet to make the most of the benefits of the geographic information revolution. This report presents results of recent work at the International Center for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT) to test the potential of Geographic Information Systems (GIS) for natural resources management in the Central American hillsides, the Peruvian forest margins and the Colombian savannas. The work presented here focuses on GIS applications and the obstacles and opportunities of applying the technology at local scales where economic development and environmental protection are both required