GEOINFORMATICS—ITS THEORY, TECHNOLOGY, AND PRACTICE

Abstract

A review of a recent monograph on geographic information science provides useful insights into current Russian perspectives on the underlying theory, technological basis, and practical applications of geographic information systems. It also provides an overview for Western readers of what is one of the most significant recent Russian-language contributions to the GIS literature. Translated from: Geografiya i prirodnyye resursy, 1995, No. 4, pp. 173-175.