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17010
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Although several coastal states have created inventories of their bays, North Carolina is only beginning a preliminary inventory of primary characteristics for classifying depression wetlands as bays using cartographic modeling and geographic information systems. Such systems allows for effective study of the region.
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16881
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The North Carolina General Assembly passed legislation during the 1989 session that entrusted the regulation of minimal environmental standards of watersheds to local governments. The goal of this legislation is to protect surface water supplies from pollution by managing development densities, allowable land use, industrial and residential discharge, and chemical qualities of the water. Since adoption of this legislation, many local governments are turning to Geographic Information Systems (GIS) for watershed identification and management.
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26234
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Stephen Walsh and his geography students use a Geographic Information System, or GIS, to organize descriptive data that can be related to maps. They are using GIS in drought evaluation, water quality modeling, and analysis of geomorphic effects of snow avalanches.
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16915
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New property revaluations and use systems created a need for modern land records management systems in Beaufort County. The existing manual system was inadequate to meet the growing amount of questions, so the county turned to the implementation of geographic information systems as a decision support too.
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26072
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Scott Madry is an anthropologist known for his ability to use geographical information systems (GIS). He has created GIS maps for archaeologists, primatologists, and the National Geographic Society. For his latest project, Madry is working with North Carolina Department of Transportation to computerize every archeological site in North Carolina.
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The North Carolina Center for Geographic Information and Analysis, established in 1977, has implemented one of the first fully operational state geographic information systems (GIS) in the United States. This rapidly evolving state GIS is crucial to many of North Carolina’s recent water quality protection initiatives. The center produced maps that will aid in implementing the state’s watershed protection program, and has detailed data layers which can highlight specific issues.
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Water Resources Research Institute News
(NoCar HD 1694 N8 N48x), Vol. Issue 268, Mar/Apr 1991,
p4-5, map
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28261
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Phragmites australis, also known as common reed, is a major invasive species that inhabits much of the coastal marshland in the southeastern United States. This study examined the viability of using combined remote sensing and GIS techniques to improve accuracy in the mapping and management of the reed in Back Bay National Wildlife Refuge, located near the North Carolina and Virginia border.
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Journal of the North Carolina Academy of Science
(NoCar Q 11 J68x), Vol. 121 Issue 2, Summer 2005,
p61-70, il, bibl
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19361
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North Carolina Central University and 17 other education institutions across the state participate in the Esri Site License Program (SLP). The geospatial software package is a research aid for students from many disciplines. Rising licensing costs are pressuring some of these participating institutions to drop the Esri SLP but the authors offer an argument justifying the expense.
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16889
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Geographic information is increasingly being used as a decision support tool in both public and private sector organizations. The North Carolina Center for Geographic Information and Analysis (CGIA) is an agency in the Office of State Planning. Established in 1977 as part of the Land Policy Act, CGIA implemented one of the first fully operational state geographic information systems in the country.
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26158
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Anthropologists are using a geographic information system (GIS) to map land use patterns in Burgandy, France. They are studying the habits of people and animals that have caused crops to flourish, soil to erode, and trees to die.
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16925
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Digital spatial and demographic data sets have been used to study the impact of the Randleman Reservoir on the local environment and demography of Randolph and Guilford Counties.
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17013
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Increasing population and land use change in rural areas are of significant importance to residents of western North Carolina. Previous studies have shown rapid growth in rural areas is associated with declines in environmental quality as well as increased home prices. This article provides an analysis of spatial density surfaces derived from land parcel data to measure ex-urban growth.
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15934
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The approval of thoroughfare plans for urban areas has far-reaching implications for policy and improvement. Technological advances, such as GIS, allow planners and local officials to make decisions about and determine the appropriate placement of proposed road systems and visualize the environmental and social impacts of the best routes.
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