DA5-4 - Formalizing a procedure design

This Topic has been deleted in future versions of the GIS&T Body of Knowledge

Author and Citation Info: 

DiBiase, D., DeMers, M., Johnson, A., Kemp, K., Luck, A. T., Plewe, B., and Wentz, E. (2006). Formalizing a procedure design. The Geographic Information Science & Technology Body of Knowledge. Washington, DC: Association of American Geographers. (2nd Quarter 2016, first digital).

Learning Objectives: 
  • Compare and contrast the relative merits of object-oriented and procedural designs for modeling tasks
  • Select the appropriate environment (e.g., GIS software, software development environment) for implementing an analytical procedure
  • Compare and contrast the relative merits of various tools and methods for procedure design, including flowcharting and pseudocode