National Geographical Organization Scientific- Research Quarterly of Geographical Data (SEPEHR) 2588-3860 17 65 2008 04 20 GPS Application in Urban Planning GPS Application in Urban Planning 52 59 27613 FA Mas&#039;oud Taghvaei Associate Professor of Department of Geography and Urban Planning, University of Isfahan Elham Amirhajlou Graduate student of geography at Isfahan University Journal Article 2007 11 01 It has been proved today that efficient urban management is not practical without utilizing up-to-date information on land uses and trends of their changes, the type and extent of activities, physical growth of the city, and so on.<br /> Hence a need for various information equipment in this regard has been developed, and the amount of up-to-date information has increased in organizations associated with urban affairs. The Global Positioning System (GPS), as one of the most important and reliable positioning technologies and the Geographic Information System (GIS) as a reference system of reception and optimal management of positional information, plays an important role in position-based analyses. The combination of these two systems provides new and comprehensive capabilities in position-based management. It has been proved today that efficient urban management is not practical without utilizing up-to-date information on land uses and trends of their changes, the type and extent of activities, physical growth of the city, and so on.<br /> Hence a need for various information equipment in this regard has been developed, and the amount of up-to-date information has increased in organizations associated with urban affairs. The Global Positioning System (GPS), as one of the most important and reliable positioning technologies and the Geographic Information System (GIS) as a reference system of reception and optimal management of positional information, plays an important role in position-based analyses. The combination of these two systems provides new and comprehensive capabilities in position-based management. https://www.sepehr.org/article_27613_fdbeb638e95f0bb8868a6e7c1969a713.pdf