Professional Documents
Culture Documents
Geographic Information
Information
Systems
Systems “GIS
“GIS””
“Geography Matters”
Think
Think about
about “Geography”
“Geography”
• What is Geography
• “Smart Maps”
linking a database to
the map
Database
Database
““Not
Not Easy
Easy to
to Interpret”
Interpret”
Visualization
Visualization
“Worth
“Worth aa Thousand
Thousand Words”
Words”
Two
Two Ways
Ways to
to Input
Input and
and Visualize
Visualize Data
Data
The
The World
World in
in GIS
GIS
• Raster – Grid
– “pixels”
– a location and value
– Satellite images and aerial
photos are already in this format
• Vector – Linear
– Points, lines & polygons
Real world
– “Features” (house, lake, etc.)
– Attributes
– size, type, length, etc.
Combining
Combining Data
Data From
From
Many
Many Sources
Sources
Data
Data For
For GIS
GIS Applications
Applications
• Digitized and Scanned Maps
– purchased, donated, free (Internet)
– created by user
• Data Bases – Tables of data
• GPS – Global Positioning System
– accurate locations
• Field Sampling of Attributes
• Remote Sensing &
Aerial Photography
Five
Five Data
Data Layers
Layers
“Alike”
“Alike” Features
Features
Rivers Capitals
Roads States
Lakes
Turning
Turning Data
Data Into
Into Information
Information