Experience of Geographical Information Systems (GIS) application in regional planning of economic development

Abstract

The aim of this paper is to analyze the experience of applying the geoinformation system for the purpose of quality management and sustainable development. Enterprises from all fields of activity, including maintenance, use geoinformation systems in their strategic planning. At the very beginning of the work are described the terms of geoinformation systems, their application and capabilities, and the software for making GIS is described. Through examples of good practice, an overview of the application of GIS in the fields of agriculture, transport and ecology will be presented on case study of Croatia.