GIS and spatial analysis in the media

Applied Geography

Volumn 29, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 250-259

  Murray, Alan T ^a   Tong, Daoqin ^b  

^a ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA   (United States)

Author keywords

Emergency services; Geography; GIS; Journalism; Location modeling

Indexed keywords

FIRE; GIS; LAND USE LOCATION; MAP; MEDIA INDUSTRY; MODELING; SPATIAL ANALYSIS;

MASSACHUSETTS; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 61449097604     PISSN: 01436228     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apgeog.2008.09.002     Document Type: Article

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