GIS Flashcards
(39 cards)
what crisis led to the first use of mapping techniques
the cholera outbreak in London (1854)
what was the leading medical theory in the time of the cholera outbreak
masma - disease was called by smell
who is the grandfather of GIS
Ian McHarg
what did Ian McHarg pioneer
argued the idea that humans should integrate with nature and strongly
what was Ian McHarg fundamental in forming
the basic concept used in GIS (sieve mapping)
what is sieve mapping
mapping by stacking different layers over each other to tell the story of the area
who is the father of GIS
Roger Tomlinson
what did Roger Tomlinson create
the Canadian Geographic System (CGIS)
who created the first operational GIS
Roger Tomlinson
who created the first computer mapping software
Howard Fisher
who founded ESRI
Jack and Laura Dangermond
who created the first COMMERCIAL GIS product
ESRI
what is Volunteered geographic information
user generated or crowdsourced geospatial content
how does VGI gain geolocation data
portable technology
what is the benefit to geospatial cloud
allows for increased operational efficiency and allows analyze large data sets
what is GIS
computer based hardware and software used to capture, analyze, manipulate and visualize geospatial data
what separates GIS from other software
the ability to handle spatial data
what is the toolbox in GIS
system for capturing, checking, manipulating and displaying data
what are some things GIS tools can do
- model data
- manipulate data
- monitor change
- identify trends
can GIS store non-spatial data and spatial data
YES
what does G consider in GIS
geographical
- any data with spatial coordinates (points, lines, polygons, rasters)
what does I mean for GIS
information
- databases and data integration
0- non spatial data
what does S mean in GIS
system
- integration of data and tools
what part of GIS are users a part of
S - System
