The world in a box : geographic information systems /
Explains GIS and how it's changing people's lives. Shows how GIS is helping to prevent famine in Africa, break the cycle of urban crime in California, resolve environmental conflict over the forests of the Pacific Northwest, understand global warming in the Arctic, plan our cities decades...
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| Format: | Video VHS |
| Language: | English |
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[Lahaina, Hawaii] :
Opticus Corporation,
[2001]
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| Summary: | Explains GIS and how it's changing people's lives. Shows how GIS is helping to prevent famine in Africa, break the cycle of urban crime in California, resolve environmental conflict over the forests of the Pacific Northwest, understand global warming in the Arctic, plan our cities decades into the future, prevent disease, speed rescue in time of disaster and protecting endangered species. |
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| Item Description: | "A public television documentary." "A world tour of some of the most advanced GIS installations"--Container. Videorecording. |
| Physical Description: | 1 videocassette (60 min.) : sound, color ; 1/2 in. |
| Format: | VHS format. |
| Production Credits: | Camera/editor/music, Cal Lewin. |