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Title: Introduction to GIS Geography Matters


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Introduction to GISGeography Matters!
  • January 10, 2010

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Geography and Technology
  • Geography affects us in many ways
  • Our natural environment
  • Our human environment
  • Geography has become a high tech discipline
  • Earth Observation - Remote Sensing
  • Global Positioning Systems (GPS)
  • Geographic Information Systems (GIS)

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Earth Observation
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Earth Observation
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Global Positioning Systems
  • GPS is a revolutionary navigation system
  • 24 satellites orbiting the earth
  • Provide location within metres or less anywhere
    on the globe.
  • Now available in many cars and cell phones

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What is a GIS?
(Geographic Information System)
  • A Method of Organizing Data
  • Geographic Data (Maps)
  • Descriptive Data (Databases)
  • Images
  • A Method of Distributing Data
  • A Method of Analyzing Data
  • A Method of Visualizing Data

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GIS Describing Our World
  • We can describe any element of our world in two
    ways

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GIS - Links Datasets
  • GIS software links the location data and the
    attribute data

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GIS - Analysis
  • GIS software can answer questions about our world

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How GIS works
  • In a GIS, different types of information are
    represented as separate map layers
  • Each layer is linked to descriptive information
  • Layers are combined to make a map

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GIS - Analysis
  • GIS can analyze data in many ways

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GIS Technology Is Increasingly Common in Today's
Applications.
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Tsunami Relief
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Hurricane Tracking and Response
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Agriculture / Suitability Analysis
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Municipalities / Planning
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Health Care - Medical Geography
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Telecommunication
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Cartography
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School District Admin
  • School mapping and redistricting
  • Enrollment analysis
  • Facilities management
  • School transportation
  • Staff/student location analysis
  • School safety

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Classroom Applications
  • History
  • Earth Science
  • Social Studies
  • Biology
  • Environmental Studies
  • Political Science
  • Mathematics
  • Economics
  • Business
  • Computer Science

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