Data And Data Processing Process

Some of the major technologies used in geography, have made both sorts of information far more readily available and far easier to use. Statistical analysis and modeling of spatial patterns have relied on computer technology.

Information is made from Data that is numerical which is changed and used to make it seem sense. For an example train timetable, the number of trains and how much it weights.

A Graphical Information System “is a decision support system designed specifically to analyze spatial information.” (Haag, Cummings. P.166) The graphical data demonstrated by the GIS is used to analyze roads, sewer systems, paths of hurricanes, free ways, traffic, or any graphical data that can be statistically represented.

3. Organizing geographic information: Once collected, geographic information should be organized and displayed in ways that help analysis and interpretation; these range from the visual and graphical (e.g., maps, graphs, diagrams, tables) to the written (e.g., essays, paragraphs, pertinent quotes, tables) (NGS).

Information is data that has been processed so that it has meaning and value to a recipient,

Describe the steps to be taken prior to inputting the data into the computerized system and how you would go about implementing the new system.

plays a major part of our geographic information system. With all the advance technology today

Data comprises of factual information. Data are the facts from which information is derived. Data is not necessarily informative on its own but needs to be structured, interpreted, analysed and contextualised. Once data undergoes this process, it transforms in to information. Information should be accessible and understood by the reader without needing to be interpreted or manipulated in any way.

For example, Whitehead and Snow came from different backgrounds and would not have been friends if Cholera did not exist. Additionally, Snow’s map would not have existed if London did not exist. Snow’s map lead to geographical based information systems (GIS) because it took a city and mapped out the number of deaths. GIS allows citizens to view a place and overlay data to find answers. An example of a GIS system is Google Maps because the program takes a map, and overlays data, such as traffic levels, to visually show results. However, the accuracy of the results depends on how frequently the data is

Data are raw facts that have no meaning until they are processed and organized to identify patterns and relationships between the data elements.

Information: It is interpreted data which has been given meaning. It answers questions such as “who”, “what” and “where”. It is data which is organized and structured.

GIS is a computerized integrated data management system used to analyze and present geographical and spatial data.10 GIS has been used

GIS or Geographic Information Systems is a software capable of gathering, storing, manipulating and presenting geographic information that its data is identified by its location (Stair & Reynolds, 2012). The company chosen for Rainforest is ESRI; they developed and GIS systems that function as an integral component that fits different type of organizations (ESRI, 2014). The software is designed to gather, analyze and display all types of geographical information. This works by simple five-step (Ask, Acquire, Examine, Analyze and Act) systems that lets any organization apply their GIS software to meet the organization needs that requires a geographic decision. Their GIS location-based analysis and data integration will help our organization supply chain visibility and get a better understanding of production to demand. The best feature of this software is the geographical view of any information management would need from the opening of a new facility to determining how each facility is doing (ESRI,

Here the authors try to describe the use of GIS software for location site analysis. They are trying to tell that one can feed multiple layers of information in the GIS software laid on top of each other and then all this information can be analyzed together. Every layer can contain some data like rent, cost of labor, geographic information etc.

Second, for particular spatial features the GIS technology use the relational data base technologies allocate a series of aspects.