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Crime analysis and decision support in the South African Police Service: enhancing capability with the aim of preventing and solving crime: Part 1: theoretical aspects of GIS and geocoding

Year: 2025

Type: article

Abstract: Part 1 of this document deals with the theoretical aspects concerning Geographical Information Systems (GIS) ranging from what GIS is, vector and rastor models, database theory and spatial analysis to web-enabled GIS. The report also covers aspects of geocoding, the building block for crime analysis, since it gives the location of incidents in police station areas of jurisdiction.

Source: Human Science Research Council SA

DOI: 10.14749/30772571

Author: Human Sciences Research Council

Language: English

Topic: Geographic Information Systems Studies

Subfield: Geography, Planning and Development

Field: Social Sciences

Domain: Social Sciences

SDG: Peace, justice, and strong institutions

Open Access status: green

Funder: Human Sciences Research Council

OpenAlex ID: W7108444488

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