Summary of the Geographic Information System workshop, held in Chicago, Illinois, May 29--30, 1991. Final report, December 1989--December 1991

Conference · Sun Dec 01 00:00:00 EST 1991

OSTI ID:10134127

Thompson, P J; Sullivan, R G; Sundell, R C; Messersmith, J ^[1]

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1. Argonne National Lab., IL (United States)

The Gas Research Institute, in conjunction with Argonne National Laboratory, sponsored a workshop on May 29--30, 1991, in Chicago, Illinois, to give gas utilities the opportunity to learn about the availability, applications, and benefits of Geographic Information Systems (GISs). This report is a synopsis of that workshop and contains brief discussions, followed by copies of the viewgraphs shown at the workshop, for the following GIS topics: (1) introduction to GIS, (2) data development, (3) analytical functions, (4) use for gas pipeline right-of-way applications, and (5)video imaging and simulation.

• Research Organization: Gas Research Inst., Chicago, IL (United States); Argonne National Lab., IL (United States)
• Sponsoring Organization: Gas Research Inst., Chicago, IL (United States)
• DOE Contract Number: W-31109-ENG-38
• OSTI ID: 10134127
• Report Number(s): GRI-92/0073; CONF-9105414-Summ.; ON: DE93007642
• Resource Relation: Conference: Geographic information system workshop,Chicago, IL (United States),29-30 May 1991; Other Information: PBD: Dec 1991
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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FUNCTIONS
PIPELINES
IMAGE PROCESSING
COMPUTERIZED SIMULATION
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