Surveying general prospects and challenges of GIS implementation in developing countries: A SWOT-AHP approach

Journal of Geographical Systems

Volumn 11, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 291-310

  Taleai, Mohammad ^a   Mansourian, Ali ^a   Sharifi, Ali ^b  

^a K N TOOSI UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Iran)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TWENTE   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

AHP; GIS; Implementation; Strategic planning; SWOT

Indexed keywords

DATA PROCESSING; DATA SET; DEVELOPING WORLD; GIS; HIERARCHICAL SYSTEM; LOCAL GOVERNMENT; STRATEGIC APPROACH; SURVEYING;

EID: 68949101217     PISSN: 14355930     EISSN: 14355949     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10109-009-0089-5     Document Type: Article

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