Application of GIS Technologies in Port Facilities and Operations Management
Edited by Neal Wright; Jaewan Yoon
2007 / 84 pp.
Soft Cover - In Stock
$49.00 List / $36.75ASCE Member
Stock No. 40869 / ISBN: 9780784408698
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Prepared by the Ports and Harbors Committee of the Coasts, Oceans, Ports, and Rivers Institute of ASCE.
This report discusses the recent advances in GIS (geographic information system) technologies for port professionals. It identifies effective GIS techniques for the management of complex port and harbor infrastructure and discusses in-depth the capabilities, requirements, and limitations of available GIS applications. It also provides useful GIS database techniques and software integration tips, an overview and discussion of GIS data types and map projections, and several case studies focusing on facility and operations management.