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Time and budget constraints are often limiting factors in resource management projects, especially in third world countries. Therefore the development of cheaper and faster alternative computational tools should be promoted. “Gridmapper” is a geographical information system (GIS) capable of working with inexpensive hardware. It is easy to understand, offering a user- friendly interface in Windows. By using small quantities of information, this system can generate usefull maps and carry out basic statistical analyses. It has been tested successfully in environmental projects, in educational programs, and in the field for previewing and analyzing spatial data on portable computers.
This work is part of my MSc dissertation, supervised by Dr. Robert Mutzefeldt, at the University of Edinburgh, U.K.
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Negrete, A. (1997). Simple Grid Mapping Software for Resource Management and Education. In: Denzer, R., Swayne, D.A., Schimak, G. (eds) Environmental Software Systems. IFIP Advances in Information and Communication Technology. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-5041-2869-8_34
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