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What are Geographic Information Systems?
A Geographic Information System (or GIS) is
a computer tool for manipulating and displaying spatial data (informatioin
about places and what can be found at those places). GIS's can be
used for making wonderful maps, but can do much more, including
asking questions about relationships between places and how places
have changed.
Geographic information systems (GIS) technology can be used for
scientific investigations, resource management, and development
planning. For example, a GIS might allow emergency planners to easily
calculate emergency response times in the event of a natural disaster,
or a GIS might be used to find wetlands that need protection from
pollution.
In the strictest sense, a GIS is a computer system capable of assembling,
storing, manipulating, and displaying geographically referenced
information , i.e. data identified according to their locations.
Practitioners also regard the total GIS as including operating personnel
and the data that go into the system.
GIS Day at FHSU...November 15!
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