scholarly journals Student Column: The Benefits of Using Geographic Information Systems as a Community Assessment Tool

2011 ◽  
Vol 126 (2) ◽  
pp. 298-303 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sara R. Graham ◽  
Christine Carlton ◽  
Donn Gaede ◽  
Brad Jamison
Keyword(s):  
Information Systems ◽  
Geographic Information Systems ◽  
Assessment Tool ◽  
Geographic Information ◽  
Community Assessment

TVAL-Farm

2012 ◽  
Vol 3 (3) ◽  
pp. 58-69 ◽  
Author(s):  
Art Rex ◽  
Leah Greden Mathews ◽  
Anne Lancaster
Keyword(s):  
Information Systems ◽  
Geographic Information Systems ◽  
Cultural Heritage ◽  
Assessment Tool ◽  
Geographic Information ◽  
Land Evaluation ◽  
Value Assessment ◽  
Public Values ◽  
Site Assessment ◽  
Land Protection

The Total Value Assessment Tool for Farmland (TVAL-Farm) is a tool which incorporates scenic quality and cultural heritage elements to create an enhanced Land Evaluation and Site Assessment (LESA) model. The enhancement of the LESA model provides insight and a framework on how to collect and incorporate qualitative public values within the quantitative environment of a Geographic Information Systems (GIS). Inclusion of these public values is essential for holistically valuing land parcels and using LESA to make land protection decisions.

TVAL-Farm

2013 ◽  
pp. 529-539
Author(s):  
Art Rex ◽  
Leah Greden Mathews ◽  
Anne Lancaster
Keyword(s):  
Information Systems ◽  
Geographic Information Systems ◽  
Cultural Heritage ◽  
Assessment Tool ◽  
Geographic Information ◽  
Land Evaluation ◽  
Value Assessment ◽  
Public Values ◽  
Site Assessment ◽  
Land Protection

The Total Value Assessment Tool for Farmland (TVAL-Farm) is a tool which incorporates scenic quality and cultural heritage elements to create an enhanced Land Evaluation and Site Assessment (LESA) model. The enhancement of the LESA model provides insight and a framework on how to collect and incorporate qualitative public values within the quantitative environment of a Geographic Information Systems (GIS). Inclusion of these public values is essential for holistically valuing land parcels and using LESA to make land protection decisions.

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