Académique Documents
Professionnel Documents
Culture Documents
With GIS, you can link information to places, such as people to addresses, buildings to parcels, or streets within a network.
DATABASE
DATABASE
DATABASE
You can layer that information to get a better understanding of how it all works together. You choose what layers to combine based on the questions you need to answer.
Prepared by: Northern Ohio Data & Information Service (NODIS) - a member of Ohio GIS-Net The Urban Center Levin College of Urban Affairs Cleveland State University Source: 1990 Census of Population August 1998 mjs
MAPS
GIS Reveals Patterns that are Hidden in Databases
Spatial data become more important to our society as information technology increases our ability to access, manage, distribute, analyze, and visualize data.
parcels
soil types
Overlay Analysis
What is the well type, soil type and...who is the owner of this well?
HERE
HERE
AND HERE
Proximity Analysis
I AM HERE,
I WANT TO GO HERE.
SHOW ME THE BEST WAY
Route Analysis
Linear Buffering
Point Buffering
Polygon Buffering
Buffering Analysis
GIS Applications are Numerous Data Related to Geography: Integrated Analyzed Displayed
GIS is a tool to aid in recommending fast and efficient solutions to everyday questions and problems.
The San Diego Zoo uses GIS to map the location of exhibits
Consider a government office wishing to open a new clinic to serve Hispanic children. To find a suitable location, we would overlay a map showing the location of children with a map showing the location of the Hispanic population. In addition, we might consider access to public transportation and include a map showing bus routes in the analysis. By viewing these pieces of information simultaneously, we can
San Diego
Zoologists
Mauna Loa