00000nam 2200000zi 4500 9.883682 CaOODSP 20221107170639 m o d f cr bn||||||||| 200117s1977 onca ob f000 0 eng d CaOODSP eng rda CaOODSP eng eng fre En66-1/14E-PDF Goodchild, Michael F., author. PLUS : a conversational regional planning tool / by M.F. Goodchild, J.H. Ross, W.G. Swanson. [Ottawa] : Fisheries and Environment Canada, Lands Directorate = Pêches et environnement Canada, Direction générale des terres, 1977. 1 online resource (vii, 64 pages) : illustrations. text txt rdacontent computer c rdamedia online resource cr rdacarrier Occasional paper ; no. 14 "January 1977." Digitized edition from print [produced by Environment and Climate Change Canada]. Includes bibliographical references. "The geographic information system PLUS consists of two separate parts. The first, PLUS/X, operates in polygon mode and carries out data preparation for the second part, PLUS/2, which is a grid system. PLUS/X requires an expert user and a large computer, while PLUS/2 can be used by a layman with access to a mini-computer. This paper sets forth the background which led to the development of PLUS, presents the logic which defined its hybrid nature, describes the principal functions of the system and presents nine practical problems and the steps necessary to resolve them through the use of PLUS"--Abstract, page ii. Issued also in print format. Includes abstracts in English and French. Land use Planning Data processing. Land use Planning Geographic information systems. Utilisation du sol Planification Informatique. Utilisation du sol Planification Systèmes d'information géographique. Canada. Fisheries and Environment Canada. Canada. Lands Directorate. Occasional paper (Canada. Lands Directorate) no. 14. (CaOODSP)9.883052 PDF 8.16 MB https://publications.gc.ca/collections/collection_2020/eccc/en66-1/En66-1-14-eng.pdf