GIS for Housing and Urban Development

The report describes potential applications of geographic information systems (GIS) and spatial analysis by HUD's Office of Policy Development and Research for understanding housing needs, addressing broader issues of urban poverty and community development, and improving access to information and services by the many users of HUD's data. It offers a vision of HUD as an important player in providing urban data to federal initiatives towards a spatial data infrastructure for the nation.

Product details

• Authors: Board on Earth Sciences & Resources, Board On Earth Sciences And Resources, Committee on Geography, Committee on Review of Geographic Inform, Committee on Review of Geographic Information Systems Research and Applications at HUD Current Programs and Future Prospects, Committee on Review of Geographic Information Systems Research and Applications at HUD: Current Programs and Future Prospects, Division On Earth And Life Studies, National Academy Of Sciences, National Research Council
• Publisher: National Academies Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 26.03.2003
• EAN: 9780309088749
• ISBN: 978-0-309-08874-9
• No. of pages: 142
• Dimensions: 229 mm x 154 mm x 13 mm
• Weight: 226 g
• Subjects: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Technology > Structural and environmental engineering; Non-fiction book > Politics, society, business > Politics