The participation of Fundação Seade in the Center for the Study of the Metropolis - CEM - established the use of the tools of Geographic Information System in projects developed directly by Seade, or in partnership with CEM. Two activities stand out in this process: the consolidation of the data bank and digitized maps of the metropolis and the development of new methodologies for gathering and disseminating this information.
geographic information system; metropolitan region; spatial analysis