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Geographic Satellite Mapping

Living on Earth
May 31, 1996 · 5:00 PM EDT
  • By Beth Fertig
The World
Geographic Information Systems (or GIS) are among the latest technological tools being used to help local community leaders track data which may show possible links between land use and public health effects. Beth Fertig reports from Bronx, New York.
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