The Geographic Information System (GIS) Modeling working session was attended by approximately 90 scientists with a wide variety of backgrounds and interests. Objectives of the session were:
- To stimulate a discussion on what is “modeling” as the term relates to GIS and ecology
- To discuss the importance of scale and how GIS can address the scale issue
- To discuss methods for linking ecological models with GIS
- To discuss regional digital databases and how to access them
- To provide a forum for current research on GIS and modeling
The interactions between process modelers and those skilled in GIS are expected to lead to further exchanges and collaborative research, particularly as these researchers continue to address regional to global issues.