[ Order This Book ] More Info: Review GIS in Real Estate : Integrating, Analyzing, and Presenting Locational Information Author: Gilbert H. Castle (Editor),Foreword by Joseph R. Stanfield Cover: cover Pages: 206 List Price: $35.00 Published by Appraisal Institute, The ISBN: 092215452X Review Advocates the use of Global Information Systems (GIS) by real estate professionals, and demonstrates how this use can be achieved. Eight contributions address issues such as who is currently using GIS in real estate, whether a GIS system pays for itself, how GIS is different from other computer technologies, using GIS on different platforms, and how GIS interfaces with multimedia technology. Six case studies show how GIS is currently being used in commercial and residential real estate in both the private and public sectors. Annotation c. by Book News, Inc., Portland, Or.