 | Term | Definition |
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5 Ms of GIS application |
mapping, measurement, monitoring, modeling, management |
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digital divide |
access to computers, internet, equipment |
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VAR |
Value added reseller (add-on software, repackages) |
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COTS |
Commercial off the shelf |
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geodemographics |
analyze specific area people live in and understand geographically |
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market area analysis |
activity of assessing the distribbution of retail outlets relative to the greatest concentrations of potential customers |
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What is GIS about |
solving real world problems |
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GIS applications |
must be grounded in sound concepts and theory |
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Types of Diffusion |
Hierarchical, contagious |
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branch rationalization |
closing down a brick & motor location in esponse to development of non-spatial outlets for same goods & services |
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contagious diffusion |
to expand across space |
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hierachical diffusion |
to expand down a settlement structure |
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spatial consolidation |
when two or more organizations merge |
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dynamic simulation models |
computer programs designed to simulate the operation of some part of the human or environmental system |
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