introduction

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GIS

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a set of computer tools allowing people to work with data tied to a particular location

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aspatial data

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not tied or only incidentally tied to a location on earth

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spatial data

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location is critical to the data

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what is GIS built from

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a computer hardware platform, GIS software, Data storage, data input hardware, info output hardware, GIS data, GIS personnel

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any GIS software has at least

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data entry, data management tools, thematic mapping, data analysis, and map layouts

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thematic mapping

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displaying data in map form

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Ptolmey

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created first known Atlas

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Jean Picard

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introduced longitude measurement in 1669

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Gaspard Tournachan

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founded remote sensing by carrying large cameras in hot air balloons

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Jaquelin Tyrwhitt

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made the first reference to map overlay techniques

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Ian McHarg

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early implementor of the use of overlay techniques for highway planning

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Boger Tomlinson

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father of GIS in the mid 1960’s

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the Dangermonds

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founded ESRI in 1969 which pioneered linking spatial representations with attributes in a table

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what can GIS do

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land use planning, environmental management, sociological analysis, business marketing, used in almost any field

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enterprise GIS

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facilitates the transition to server GIS and open source options which increase ease of sharing and reduce costs

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primary data providers

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create the base data for many GIS applications

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applications GIS

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professionals trained in other fields who use GIS as part of their work

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development GIS

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build and maintain GIS software and hardware components

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distributed database GIS

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set up and maintain servers and networks for server and enterprise GIS

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steps of project management

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identify project > develop suitable model > collect required data > perform analysis > present results

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models

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convert raw data of the project to useful data using a set of steps and assumptions

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layers

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data storage with only one type of data in each

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webGIS

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a system connected by the internet using the same components as desktop GIS but more easily distributed

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GIS servers

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provide geospatial data over the internet

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cloud GIS

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consists of warehouses of computers and hard drives managed by a company that rents out space rather than each company making their own server

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web map

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an interactive map based solely on GIS services