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Territorialising governance and the state: Policy dimensions of Geographic Information Systems

Territorialising governance and the state: Policy dimensions of Geographic Information Systems Information Infrastructure and Policy 6 (2000) 131–138 IOS Press Ignace Th.M. Snellen Faculty of Social Sciences, Erasmus University, Postbus 1738, 3000 DR Rotterdam, The Netherlands A Geographic Information System (GIS) is a database in which the entities are spatially indexed: their place in the relevant physical space, beit street, neighbourhood, district, province or state, is registered by postcode, cadastral coordinates, address or otherwise. Originally GIS programs were appreciated mainly because of their mapping facilities. They were mainly used as devices to visualize the geographic distribution of environmental entities and characteristics and of other geo-data. More recently they appear to be extremely useful as devices for societal monitoring and other policy functions. In this paper a general overview is presented of the possible uses of GISs, and their possible role in policy processes is indicated. It postulates that the general virtualizing and deterritorializing effects of ICTs are counteracted by the territorializing effects of GISs. By the development of GISs the “lifeworld” of the citizens is brought within reach of the policy-makers. Finally some shifts in GIS applications are indicated. 1. Introduction About 10 years ago I saw for the first time a Geographic Information System (GIS) demonstrated. During a http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Information Infrastructure and Policy IOS Press

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Information Infrastructure and Policy 6 (2000) 131–138 IOS Press Ignace Th.M. Snellen Faculty of Social Sciences, Erasmus University, Postbus 1738, 3000 DR Rotterdam, The Netherlands A Geographic Information System (GIS) is a database in which the entities are spatially indexed: their place in the relevant physical space, beit street, neighbourhood, district, province or state, is registered by postcode, cadastral coordinates, address or otherwise. Originally GIS programs were appreciated mainly because of their mapping facilities. They were mainly used as devices to visualize the geographic distribution of environmental entities and characteristics and of other geo-data. More recently they appear to be extremely useful as devices for societal monitoring and other policy functions. In this paper a general overview is presented of the possible uses of GISs, and their possible role in policy processes is indicated. It postulates that the general virtualizing and deterritorializing effects of ICTs are counteracted by the territorializing effects of GISs. By the development of GISs the “lifeworld” of the citizens is brought within reach of the policy-makers. Finally some shifts in GIS applications are indicated. 1. Introduction About 10 years ago I saw for the first time a Geographic Information System (GIS) demonstrated. During a

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