GIS applications
Geographic information systems (GIS) (also known as Geospatial information systems) are computer software and hardware systems that enable users to capture, store, analyse and manage spatially referenced data.[1] GISs have transformed the way spatial (geographic) data, relationships and patterns in the world are able to be interactively queried, processed, analysed, mapped, modelled, visualised, and displayed for an increasingly large range of users, for a multitude of purposes.[1][2][3]
Examples of GIS applications
Uses of GIS range from indigenous people, communities, research institutions, environmental scientists, health organisations, land use planners, businesses, and government agencies at all levels.[3]
Some examples include:
- Crime mapping
- Historical geographic information systems
- GIS and Hydrology
- Remote sensing applications
- Traditional knowledge GIS
- Public Participation GIS
- Road networking
- Wastewater and stormwater systems
- Waste management
See also
- Geographic information system
- China Historical Geographic Information System
- Canada Geographic Information System
- Electronic Cultural Atlas Initiative
- GISCorps
- Great Britain Historical GIS
- Society for Conservation GIS
References
- 1 2 GIS.com Guide to Geographic Information Systems Accessed 13 March 2008
- ↑ Centre for Advanced Spatial Analysis's GIS Timeline displaying the development and grow of GIS from the 1960s to the present day Accessed 13 March 2008
- 1 2 Geographical Information and Technology Association web page Accessed 13 March 2008
External links
GIS Applications: General
- Centre for Advanced Spatial Analysis's GIS Timeline displaying the development and grow of GIS from the 1960s to the present day Accessed 13 March 2008
- Geographical Information and Technology Association web page Accessed 13 March 2008
- GIS Applications in Water Industry
GIS Applications: water and waste management
- GIS Applications for Water, Wastewater, and Stormwater Systems
- GIS– An Effective Tool In Solid Waste Management
GIS Applications: Archaeology
- MUNICIPAL SOLID WASTE COLLECTION ROUTES OPTIMIZED WITH ARC GIS NETWORK ANALYST
- University of Alabama Office of Archaeology Research’s pages on using GIS
- ESRI's page on using GIS in Archaeology
- Stanford Library's page on GIS and Archaeology
- ArchAtlas a project aims to provide a visual summary of spatial processes in prehistoric and early historic times, such as the spread of farming, the formation of trade contacts, and the growth of urban systems.
- Historical Geographic Information Systems Online Forum on Google
- Fasti Online - an online GIS of archaeological sites
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