Diffusion of geograpgic information system at municipalities in Istanbul

Date
2015-04
Advisor
Instructor
Source Title
Proceedings of the 24th International Mining Congress of Turkey, IMCET 2015
Print ISSN
Electronic ISSN
Publisher
Chamber of Mining Engineers of Turkey
Volume
Issue
Pages
810 - 820
Language
English
Type
Conference Paper
Journal Title
Journal ISSN
Volume Title
Abstract

This study aims to develop a better understanding of diffusion of Geographic Information Systems within municipalities and examines the infrastructure of Istanbul municipalities and whether they are ready for this technology or not. This study uses two research methods: The first one comprises interviews with the experts of GIS in Turkey. The second one comprises questionnaires conducted with Geographic Information Systems - related departments of Istanbul municipalities. Data collected online have been analyzed by using descriptive statistics, reliability tests, Anova and regression to test the hypotheses. One of the findings is that almost half of the municipalities implement Geographic Information Systems without a vision or a plan for the future. Another finding is that Geographic Information Systems is mainly used to perform registration and maintenance functions instead of supporting the decision-making process. Finally, there is an optimistic expectation of municipalities regarding the use of Geographic Information Systems in the future.

Course
Other identifiers
Book Title
Keywords
Geograpgic information system (GIS), Istanbul municipalities, Decision making, Information systems, Surveys, Decision making process, Descriptive statistics, Geograpgic information system (GIS), Istanbul, Maintenance functions, Reliability test, Geographic information systems
Citation
Published Version (Please cite this version)