Title
Geographic decision support systems: Florida's marine resource information system
Abstract
Decision support systems are a class of information systems where data, models, and an interface are combined to support a decision maker's needs for data and analysis. This paper reports on a system which fits all of the classic definitions of a DSS and which includes spatial models of object locations as crucial parts of the analytic, data, and interface support provided to the user. The system illustrates several interesting aspects of the construction of systems of this type including the potential role of GIS capabilities in DSS; the translation of user decision support needs with a geographic component into a DSS architecture; and the integration of a PC-based GIS package with additional interface, data management, and analytic tools. The system reported here was designed and built by the author in 1995 and is currently in use in planning agencies in Florida.
Publication Date
12-1-1996
Publication Title
Proceedings - Annual Meeting of the Decision Sciences Institute
Volume
2
Number of Pages
506-
Document Type
Article; Proceedings Paper
Personal Identifier
scopus
Copyright Status
Unknown
Socpus ID
0030360620 (Scopus)
Source API URL
https://api.elsevier.com/content/abstract/scopus_id/0030360620
STARS Citation
West, Lawrence A., "Geographic decision support systems: Florida's marine resource information system" (1996). Scopus Export 1990s. 2640.
https://stars.library.ucf.edu/scopus1990/2640