Jill Thomas Will Smith Stacey Landini. What is GIS? A system used for capturing, storing, analyzing and managing data and then associates attributes which.

Jill Thomas Will Smith

Stacey Landini

What is GIS?

• A system used for capturing, storing, analyzing and managing data and then associates attributes which spatially reference Earth

What GIS is used forGeographic information system technology Geographic information system technology

can be used for …can be used for …

•scientific investigations scientific investigations • asset managementasset management•environmental impact environmental impact assessmentassessment•resource managementresource management•urban planningurban planning

•cartography cartography •criminology criminology •history history •salessales•MarketingMarketing•logisticslogistics

How GIS is used in San Francisco

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xLjtzxXTpN0&feature=related

What makes GIS different?MIS

•Information Management and Systems, is the discipline covering the application of people, technologies, and procedures to solving business problems.

GIS-

•Collect information so that company is more efficient.

• Not only used in business.

Three Views of Data• Database View: Information system for

geography

• Map View: Intelligent maps that show feature relationships on the earth’s surface

• Model View: Set of transformational tools derived from geographical database.

Improves

Decision Making

Management and Control

Service to Clients

• Reduced

Errors

Risks

Benefits of GIS

ARC GIS• Collection of integrated information of GIS

software products.

Data StorageData Storage

• Raster• Vector

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• Vector View

-Lines of Latitude (run east-west)-Lines of Longitude (run north-south)

TomTom Video

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zgcG1C-Sc_M&feature=related

How Business Incorporate GIS

• In the weather industry GIS system formats are used for current forecast information.

Conclusion…