GIS in a nutshell

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GIS in a nutshell

• Faris Alsuhail
• 2008

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What is GIS?

• A geographic information system (GIS)
  integrates hardware, software, and data for
  capturing, managing, analyzing, and displaying
  all forms of geographically referenced
  information. ESRI.com

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What is GIS?

• vectors
• rasters
• ArcGIS, MapInfo, Manifold, QGIS...
• GPS

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What is GIS?

• vectors
• lines
• roads, altitude curves
• points
• wells, rocks
• polygons
• fields, areas in general

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What is GIS?

• rasters
• e.g. aerial photos

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What is GIS?

• data attached to the material
• attribute table displays the data
• attributes are in most cases editable

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Things to do with GIS

• A tool for producing and analysing spatial data
• Possibilites for visualisation -gt Maps, 3D models

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Things to do with GIS

• Marketing
• Spread information about the stations activities,
  events, on-going research etc.

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Useful links

• http//www.lounaispaikka.fi
• http//www.paikkatietolainaamo.fi
• http//kartor.sydvast.fi
• http//www.maanmittauslaitos.fi/
• http//www.karttapaikka.fi
• http//www.progis.fi
• http//www.mapinfo.com
• http//goto.mapinfo.com/webtutorials