The
generation of reliable information however,
depends on sound statistical programs for
generation of data, their processing and
storage on computers as well as their interpretation
and communication to a variety of user agencies.
The generation of information as a production
process has assumed the role of a technology,
where in commodity produced is information,
which is essential input to the decision,
making process and therefore has the implications
for the design of information system itself.
The value of information increases as the
uncertainty or risk in the decision process
increases and can therefore act as powerful
tool in the hands of various decision-making
agencies. Further, interfacing of this information
through GIS and remote sensing can greatly
add to the many advantages of information.
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