DA7-2 - Implementation tasks

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Author and Citation Info: 

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

Learning Objectives: 
  • Explain the rationale for piloting and prototyping new systems
  • Plan a formal quality assurance procedure
  • Construct an effective database structure in a selected GIS or database software based on the physical model
  • Acquire data from primary and secondary sources
  • Transfer data from primary and secondary sources into the database
  • Create customized programs and scripts based on an application design