Published 1998
| Version v1
Book
An introduction to the geographic information system and its use in livestock disease control programmes
Creators
- 1. Animal Production and Health Section, Joint FAO/IAEA Div. of Nuclear Techniques in Food and Agriculture, Vienna (Austria)
Description
The concepts and applications of the geographic information system (GIS) and remote sensing (RS) are explained and details of computer software and hardware requirements are given. A review of applications of GIS and RS in livestock disease control programmes and land use planning is presented. The database development process and data analysis procedures and requirements are briefly outlined. The integration of the GIS and decision support systems is discussed in order to provide a cost-benefit analysis for GIS implementation. (author)
Additional details
Publishing Information
- Publisher
- IAEA
- Imprint Place
- Vienna (Austria)
- ISBN
- 92-0-102498-3
- Imprint Title
- Towards livestock disease diagnosis and control in the 21st century. Proceedings of an international symposium
- Imprint Pagination
- 602 p.
- Series
- Proceedings series
- Journal Page Range
- p. 383-396
- ISSN
- 0074-1884
Conference
- Title
- International symposium on diagnosis and control of livestock diseases using nuclear and related techniques
- Dates
- 7-11 Apr 1997
- Place
- Vienna (Austria)
INIS
- Country of Publication
- Austria
- Country of Input or Organization
- International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)
- INIS RN
- 29065558
- Subject category
- S60: APPLIED LIFE SCIENCES; S99: GENERAL AND MISCELLANEOUS;
- Resource subtype / Literary indicator
- Conference
- Descriptors DEI
- COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; DIAGNOSIS; DISEASES; DOMESTIC ANIMALS; GEOGRAPHY; INFORMATION DISSEMINATION; INFORMATION SYSTEMS; PLANNING; PREVENTIVE MEDICINE; REMOTE SENSING; THERAPY
- Descriptors DEC
- ANIMALS; ECONOMIC ANALYSIS; MEDICINE
Optional Information
- Notes
- 35 refs, 7 figs, 3 tabs
- Secondary number(s)
- IAEA-SM--348/28