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[FC-01-029] Public and Private Sector Origins

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DiBiase, D., DeMers, M., Johnson, A., Kemp, K., Luck, A. T., Plewe, B., and Wentz, E. (2006). Public sector origins. The Geographic Information Science & Technology Body of Knowledge. Washington, DC: Association of American Geographers. (2nd Quarter 2016, first digital).

DiBiase, D., DeMers, M., Johnson, A., Kemp, K., Luck, A. T., Plewe, B., and Wentz, E. (2006). Private sector origins. The Geographic Information Science & Technology Body of Knowledge. Washington, DC: Association of American Geographers. (2nd Quarter 2016, first digital).

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107 - Compare and contrast the initiatives of various countries to move their national mapping activities to geospatial data
Compare and contrast the initiatives of various countries to move their national mapping activities to geospatial data
533 - Describe the contributions of McHarg and other practitioners in developing geographic analysis methods later incorporated into GIS
Describe the contributions of McHarg and other practitioners in developing geographic analysis methods later incorporated into GIS
580 - Describe the influence of evolving computer hardware and of private sector hardware firms such as IBM on the emerging GIS software industry
Describe the influence of evolving computer hardware and of private sector hardware firms such as IBM on the emerging GIS software industry
595 - Describe the mechanical and computerized technologies used by civilian and military mapping agencies between World War II and the advent of GIS
Describe the mechanical and computerized technologies used by civilian and military mapping agencies between World War II and the advent of GIS
627 - Describe the role of NASA and the Landsat program in promoting development of digital image processing and raster GIS systems
Describe the role of NASA and the Landsat program in promoting development of digital image processing and raster GIS systems
768 - Differentiate the dominant industries using geospatial technologies during the 1980s, 1990s, and 2000s
Differentiate the dominant industries using geospatial technologies during the 1980s, 1990s, and 2000s
832 - Discuss the emergence of the GIS software industry in terms of technology evolution and markets served by firms such as ESRI, Intergraph, and ERDAS
Discuss the emergence of the GIS software industry in terms of technology evolution and markets served by firms such as ESRI, Intergraph, and ERDAS
886 - Discuss the role of the U.S. Census Bureau in contributing to the development of the U.S. geospatial industry
Discuss the role of the U.S. Census Bureau in contributing to the development of the U.S. geospatial industry
887 - Discuss the role of the U.S. Geological Survey in contributing to the development of the U.S. geospatial industry
Discuss the role of the U.S. Geological Survey in contributing to the development of the U.S. geospatial industry
944 - Evaluate the correspondence between advances in hardware and operating system technology and changes in GIS software
Evaluate the correspondence between advances in hardware and operating system technology and changes in GIS software
1068 - Explain how the federalization of land management in Canada led to the development of the Canadian Geographic Information System in the 1960s
Explain how the federalization of land management in Canada led to the development of the Canadian Geographic Information System in the 1960s
1339 - Identify some of the key commercial activities that provided an impetus for the development of GIS&T
Identify some of the key commercial activities that provided an impetus for the development of GIS&T
1340 - Identify some of the key federal agencies and programs that provided the impetus for the development of GIS&T
Identify some of the key federal agencies and programs that provided the impetus for the development of GIS&T
1623 - Trace the history of the relationship between the intelligence community and the geospatial industry
Trace the history of the relationship between the intelligence community and the geospatial industry

[FC-01-029] Public and Private Sector Origins

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