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“A smart map. A combination of a graphic display and a database. The map and the
database are intimately linked so when you click on the map, the information about that
point is highlighted on the screen.”
People
Procedures
GIS Concepts
Aerial Photogrammetry
Drones, Aircrafts
Terrestrial Photogrammetry
Handy cam, tripod fitted camera etc.
Cartography
John Snow
Geography / Statistics /
Epidemiology
Mapped cholera outbreaks
in London in 1854
Used spatial analysis to
identify source of cholera
as the water pump in the
city square.
Advancement in GIS
Operational
Managing facilities and assets
Utilities(services served for public i.e electricity,
transportations, sewage, natural gas)
Waste management
Property management
Real estate
Zameen.com is the typical example of
GIS application
Applications of a GIS
Management
Distributing resources to gain a competitive advantage
Retail
Telecommunications
Percentage Internet Usage as of 2008
Applications of a GIS
Strategic
Creation and implementation of an organizations business plan
Retail
Government
Law Enforcement
Applications of a GIS
Political Science Health care
Analysis of election results Epidemiology (leishmaniasis,
Dengue)
Predictive Modeling
Needs Analysis
Real Estate Education
Neighborhood Land Prices
Traffic Impact Analysis Administration
Business Enrollment Projections
Demographic Analysis Allocation of tutors for AIOU
Students
Site Selection
School Bus Routing
Market penetration
Applications of a GIS
Trenton
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Colliers Mills
Lakehurst
Mount Holly
Pemberton
Whiting Toms River
Browns Mills
Medford
Chatsworth
Berlin
Manahawkin
Hammonton Batsto
Tuckerton
Mays Landing
Vineland
Port Elizabeth
Woodbine
Data
Numbers, text, symbols which in some sense are neutral and
context-free
Raw geographical facts: what is the temperature, pressure, type of
tree, building, etc.
Information
Implies some degree of selection, organization, or preparation for a
particular purpose.
Data serving some purpose
Data given some degree of interpretation
Can be costly to produce but inexpensive to reproduce and
distribute
Defining What People Know
Knowledge
Information to which value has been added by
interpretation based on some context, experience,
or purpose.
The information on a map, or book, or on the
internet becomes knowledge only when it has been
read and understood .
Defining What People Know
Wisdom
Used in the context of decisions made or advice given
Based on all knowledge available, but given with some
understanding of likely consequences
Highly individualized and difficult to create or share
within a group
The top-level in the hierarchy of decision-making
infrastructure.
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