地理信息应用如何应对气候变化的问题

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<H3>Climate Change Is a Geographic Problem</H3>
<P>Reducing the risks caused by climate change is an immense challenge. Scientists, policy makers, developers, engineers, and many others have used GIS to better understand a complex situation and offer some tangible solutions. Technology offers a means to assess, plan, and implement sustainable programs that can affect us 10, 20, and 100 years into the future.<BR><BR>A GIS-based framework helps us gain a scientific understanding of earth systems at a truly global scale and leads to more thoughtful, informed decision making:</P>
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<LI>Deforestation analysis spurs successful reforestation programs and sustainable management.
<LI>Study of potential sea level rise leads to adaptive engineering projects.
<LI>Emissions assessment brings about research into alternative energy sources such as wind turbine siting and residential solar rooftop programs. </LI></UL>
<P>Climate change is a geographic problem, and we believe solving it takes a geographic solution.</P>
<H3>What are the benefits of using GIS technology to advance climate change science?</H3>
<P>——————Jack Dangermond</P>

<P>Jack Dangermond founded ESRI with a vision that computer-based mapping and analysis could make significant contributions in the areas of geographic planning and environmental science. The recipient of 10 honorary doctorate degrees, he has served on advisory committees for the National Aeronautics and Space Administration, the Environmental Protection Agency, the National Academy of Sciences, and the National Science Foundation.</P>