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From information-oriented Geographic Information Systems toward conceptualization-oriented Spatial Decision Support Systems in planning and design
Abstract
The purpose of this research is to determine how Geographic Information Systems (GISs) can be modified for more efficient use in land use planning and design. While information-oriented GIS technology has proven useful for routine and administrative aspects of planning and design, it is not yet capable of providing information and knowledge interactively within a problem solving process that can be characterized as "ill-structured." This suggests that GIS technology must be embedded within a larger problem solving process of planning and design. The hypothesis of this research is that implementation of conceptualization-oriented Spatial Decision Support Systems (SDSSs) will significantly improve the use of GIS technology for ill-structured land use planning and design problems. A residential design problem is introduced as a prototypical ill-structured application for the SDSS model. Drawing on this application, several new ideas are described in terms of human information processing: "Bubble-centered Design Support Systems" as an extension of short-term memory, "Prototypes" as an extension of semantic memory, and "Scripts" as an extension of episodic memory. For the future implementation of these ideas, some important SDSS functions, such as linked views and multiple representations, are described. Finally, discussions of the novel approach provide direction for future GIS technology in ill-structured planning and design process.
Subject Area
Information science|Remote sensing|Area Planning and Development
Recommended Citation
Kim, Eun Hyung, "From information-oriented Geographic Information Systems toward conceptualization-oriented Spatial Decision Support Systems in planning and design" (1993). Doctoral Dissertations Available from Proquest. AAI9329637.
https://scholarworks.umass.edu/dissertations/AAI9329637