Internet, GIS and Interactive Decision Maps.pdf

Journal of Geographic Information and Decision Analysis, vol.1, no.2, pp. 118- 149, 1997 Internet, GIS and Interactive Decision Maps A.V. Lotov Laboratory of Mathematical Methods for Economic Decision Analysis, Computing Center of Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow, Russia lotov@ccas.ru http://www.ccas.ru/mmes/mmeda/ V. A. Bushenkov Laboratory of Mathematical Methods for Economic Decision Analysis, Computing Center of Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow, Russia A.V.Chernov Laboratory of Mathematical Methods for Economic Decision Analysis , Computing Center of Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow, Russia D.V.Gusev Laboratory of Mathematical Methods for Economic Decision Analysis, Computing Center of Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow, Russia G.K.Kamenev Laboratory of Mathematical Methods for Economic Decision Analysis, Computing Center of Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow, Russia ABSTRACT This paper presents on the Interactive Decision Maps (IDM) technique. The IDM technique helps to apply Geographical Information Systems (GIS) in the context of spatial decision problems involving large number of varieties. It provides fast and easy to understand display of decision information about systems of efficient tradeoffs (decision maps). Information on feasible combinations of three to seven performance indicators (evaluation criteria) and on efficient tradeoffs between them can be displayed. In a decision process, this information helps to indicate a preferable feasible goal on a decision map by a simple mouse click. Then, a decision alterna tive resulting in the feasible goal is computed immediately. In negotiation procedures, the IDM technique helps to transform negotiations into navigation on decision maps. The IDM -based negotiation support procedures accom