GIS Application in Land Use Mapping & Implementation and Control of Land Use Planning
Remarks on the study and the study author
This GIS case study documentation has been compiled for the framework of the activities of GTZ's 'Working Group GIS'. The study is based on authentic data and actual implementation.
The author of this case study has been directly involved in the establishment of the GIS described in this Paper. The project is carried out by GTZ from mid 1993 till early 1998. Contributions to the GIS of the project were given by all consultant team members and BPN staff, Indonesia. More details about the project can be found in Part 4 of this Paper.
The author has been working for 15 years in land evaluation and set-up of national information systems. His contributions to the development of land evaluation at FAO have been applied in many countries. He is the founder of an on-line information system at ADAC (Germany) and the founder and developer of GILES (FAO) and JOSCIS (one of the largest one-concept soil databases in the world, SSLRC). Before Indonesia, he was on long-term assignments to Brazil, Ethiopia, Jordan. His educational background is geography, land evaluation, and computer sciences.
The author welcomes any comments on this case study documentation. For comments or questions he can be contacted by:
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