Crime analysis and decision support in the South African Police Service: enhancing capability with the aim of preventing and solving crime: Part 1: theoretical aspects of GIS and geocoding

Part 1 of this document deals with the theoretical aspects concerning Geographical Information Systems (GIS) ranging from what GIS is, vector and rastor models, database theory and spatial analysis to web-enabled GIS. The report also covers aspects of geocoding, the building block for crime analysis, since it gives the location of incidents in police station areas of jurisdiction.

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Human Science Research Council SA
Published
2025-12-03
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https://doi.org/10.14749/30772571
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Crime Patterns and Interventions
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Crime analysis and decision support in the South African Police Service: enhancing capability with the aim of preventing and solving crime: Part 1: theoretical aspects of GIS and geocoding

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Crime Patterns and Interventions
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Crime analysis and decision support in the South African Police Service: enhancing capability with the aim of preventing and solving crime: Part 1: theoretical aspects of GIS and geocoding

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Abstract

Part 1 of this document deals with the theoretical aspects concerning Geographical Information Systems (GIS) ranging from what GIS is, vector and rastor models, database theory and spatial analysis to web-enabled GIS. The report also covers aspects of geocoding, the building block for crime analysis, since it gives the location of incidents in police station areas of jurisdiction.

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