GIS-28: DESKTOP MAPPING

Order No:

GIS-28

Total Length:

60 minutes




Desktop Mapping Solutions for Small Communities: A QUIKMap Example

Reference No:

GIS 28-1

Key features defining a typical "Desktop Mapping System" are discussed. Included are user-friendliness, minimal training, low cost/performance ratio and simplified accurate exchange of information with other GIS systems. A Canadian-built product called QUIKMap was developed to aid in the collection, organization, display, and generation of municipal information in a clear and concise manner that could be quickly accessed in the event of a crisis. As a result, the Sidney Fire Department can now easily access the locations of commercial and institutional buildings within their region of responsibility in the form of both a computer map display or a hard copy report. Each of these building locations is associated with a data file containing information on building construction, available fire equipment, site and building access, exposures, hazards of the building, and so on.

Lecturer:

  • John McDonald, Axys Software Ltd., Sidney, BC

Suitability for
Level of
Instruction:

  • University (Undergraduate)
  • Advanced Research
  • Professional

Duration:

20 minutes

Year of
Presentation:

1992

Suggested
Presentations:

GIS-24-1

 

Spans Map: A New Approach to Desktop Mapping

Reference No:

GIS 28-2

The decision to acquire a desktop system instead of a GIS may reflect uncertainty over benefits to be gained; fear of expensive systems operation costs and data conversion; and a cautious approach to introduction of new technology to the corporation. But there can be little doubt that a useful desktop mapping installation will lead to a need for a GIS if it is to become part of the corporate decision making process. SPANS MAP is designed to fulfil the need for a desktop visualisation and query tool which is fully integrated with a GIS but which can also operate as a stand-alone system. It is fully integrated with the full SPANS GIS and it can directly access large data bases on mainframe computers. The presentation will provides more detail of the functions' design and implementation strategies for SPANS MAP and SPANS GIS; the integrated link between desktop mapping and GIS.

Lecturer:

  • Michael Simmons, Intera Tydac Technologies Inc., Nepean, ON

Suitability for
Level of
Instruction:

  • University (Undergraduate)
  • Advanced Research
  • Professional

Duration:

19 minutes

Year of
Presentation:

1992

Suggested
Presentations:

GIS-24-1

 

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