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Digital Image Processing, Tiger Files, and Geographic Information System

Abstract

Geographic Information Systems (GIS) have been greatly enhanced by a wide range ofavailable data sources. The availability of digital data through a variety of public and private vendors are playing a critical role in the implementation of the Watershed Management Act in North Carolina. Regulation of minimal environmental standards of these geographic regions have been entrusted to local governments, who in turn are utilizing the many capabilities of GIS.