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GIS in Public Planning Agencies: Extension Opportunities

Year: 2013

Type: article

Abstract: This article examines opportunities for Extension professionals regarding GIS functions relevant to planning and applicable for public agencies. The study uses data from two surveys examining perspectives of professionals in Wisconsin's public planning agencies and educators from University of Wisconsin-Extension. The results show that the use of GIS in public planning agencies is mostly limited to routine and administrative tasks rather than more advanced functions of analysis, modeling, and alternative scenario evaluation. Extension educators and specialists could play a critical role, especially by providing training opportunities, in helping these agencies use GIS more effectively.

Source: Journal of Extension

DOI: 10.34068/joe.51.04.21

Author: Asigül Göçmen

Institutions: University of Wisconsin–Madison, University of Wisconsin–Extension

Language: English

Topic: Geographic Information Systems Studies

Subfield: Geography, Planning and Development

Field: Social Sciences

Domain: Social Sciences

Open Access status: hybrid

Funders: U.S. Department of Agriculture, University of Wisconsin-Madison

OpenAlex ID: W2181707751

FWCI: 4.042

Cites: 10

Cited by: 4

Related to: 10