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Application of GIS Technologies in Port Facilities and Operations Management

Abstract

  • Prepared by the Ports and Harbors Committee of the Coasts, Oceans, Ports, and Rivers Institute of ASCE.

    This report discusses the recent advances in GIS (geographic information system) technologies for port professionals. It identifies effective GIS techniques for the management of complex port and harbor infrastructure and discusses in-depth the capabilities, requirements, and limitations of available GIS applications. It also provides useful GIS database techniques and software integration tips, an overview and discussion of GIS data types and map projections, and several case studies focusing on facility and operations management.

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Front Matter
i–vi
    Chapter 1 Introduction
    1–13
    Chapter 2 Data
    14–29
    Chapter 3 Implementation of Port Facility GIS Systems
    30–37
    Chapter 4 Current GIS Applications in Other Facility Management and Operations Management Systems
    38–56
    Chapter 5 GIS in Port Security Operations, Critical Infrastructure Vulnerability Assessment and Protection
    57–58
    Chapter 6 Conclusions and Recommendations
    59–59
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    References
    60–63
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      Appendix :
      Glossary
      64–74
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        Index
        75–77