Native American Use of Geospatial Technology

The book 'Tribal GIS: Supporting Native American Decision Making' chronicles the challenges and successes of Native American tribes in implementing and using geographic information systems (GIS) to address their unique circumstances as sovereign nations.

Published by Esri Press, the book provides Native American policymakers, administrators, scientists and instructors with information on how GIS and the spatial perspective can be used to make their organisations more efficient and effective. It illustrates how they can use GIS to solve problems on their lands and in tribal programmes on local, regional and national levels.

Tribal GIS was coauthored by Anne Taylor, David Gadsden, Joseph J. Kerski, and Heather Warren. The book offers insight into how tribal governments and supporting organisations are employing GIS, from day-to-day operations to special projects for tribal leadership. Tribal GIS also highlights how GIS is being used to embrace a new movement in tribal governance toward improving citizen services, decision support for community leadership, sustained economic development, and the protection of tribal assets.

Tribal GIS: Supporting Native American Decision Making (ISBN: 978-1-58948-320-0, 174 pages, USD19.95) is available at online retailers worldwide and at esri.com/esripress. Outside the United States, visit esri.com/esripressorders for complete ordering options, or visit esri.com/distributors to contact your local Esri distributor. Interested retailers can contact Esri Press book distributor Ingram Publisher Services.