Geographic Information Systems

From the book, it can be learned to keep cities clean and find ways to dispose of all human waste. It can also be learned that from this book people can begin to understand confirmation bias. When doing research people often only find information to back their hypothesis, and what needs to happen is the researcher must look at the data from every angle so they can find the truth. The map itself also led to the creation of Geographic Information Systems. GISs are extremely helpful in today’s society because it can help show data in a new form that is easier to understand. It also makes it to where different data can be layered. Also a lot can be learned about data collection from this book. John Snow had a lot of data to collect, and he also had to find ways to graph it. He could have just as easily wrote down all the addresses and how many people died there, but he chose to make the map, and it made it possible to physically see where the concentration was. All of these things that was discussed throughout the seminar, the book, and timelines taught me a lot. I leaned that zooming in and out of data can change its perspective monumentally, and it makes it where you could prove a point even if when you back up, the same point would not be made. I also learned that we use GIS every day, and we do not even realize it. Finally, it taught me to never take advantage of

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.

On a community level (using the example of Northern California) what are some practical implications of GIS?

RMS can also include separate databases such as crime reports, arrest reports, persons information, property and evidence information, vehicle information, accident reports, field information, calls for service (e.g. snapshot data), and investigations. The contents of RMSs vary, however their purpose to store crime incidents data and link them with related data, remains unchanging across different software products and police departments. In addition to collecting and storing information, RMS is used to check the quality of data, retrieve incidents, and provide information. A geographic data system creates, maintains, and stores geographic data. Typically, city or county agencies use geographic data systems to create and maintain

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).

1. ) With new technology such as Satellites scanning the surface of the earth, cartographers can use geographic information science or (GIS) to help them make more detailed and accurate maps. This has allowed scientists to get very precise and complex information from all of the data coming from the satellite orbiting around the earth at all different distances and angles. Another use for all of the Satellites is remote sensing, this allows satellite images to be scanned in thin lines any time a satellite could scan a small area or a pixel. With this we can look at very small features of earth from space and removals send it back down to earth for Analysis. A scientist can use this tech for making very accurate maps about features such as population

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

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

The solution to these issues cannot be resolved in a short period of time as these are mainly socio-economic complications, however, attainable solutions are present. As far as GIS comprehensive, this will become less of an issue as more people become familiar with using computers and maps through work and education (Carver et al, 2001). As mentioned earlier in Baker’s (2005) article, strides are being made to teach K-12 students Web GIS, for digital learning

Geospatial technologies comprise tools that enable surveying, mapping, remote sensing, photogrammetry and geographic information systems (GIS). It is therefore, largely an information oriented technology that specifically captures, analyzes, manages and uses various data to make geographical inferences that affect every sector of the current economy. The application of geospatial technology cuts across a wide spectrum of industries such as agriculture, security, intelligence, urban planning, facilities management, environmental management and telecommunication. In the US alone, the geospatial technology sector is worth $75 billion and is expected to grow even larger in future decades. In developing economies such as Ghana, which are faced by serious land management issues, geospatial technology is expected to assist in solving many of these problems mainly by improving the land records. This improved state of land registry has enabled land owners to access credit loan facilities more easily in order to use their land as collateral. Civil engineering has also been at the core of this technology and using 3D visual tools, engineers can easily represent detailed designs and other aspects of construction.

GIS, with their capabilities for spatial analysis and modeling of diverse data, can enhance the ability to address several natural resource and environmental issues that have spatial component (Nijkamp & Scholten, 1993). GIS can facilitate the organization, manipulation and analysis of diverse data often associated with these issues, and the data structures, and analytical techniques of GIS can be incorporated into a wide range of management and decision making operations that pertain specifically to natural resources.

The use of GIS has become ever more widespread over time and can now be used universally; it is not limited by industry and has software that is available and valuable to all. The system is used by private, public and voluntary sectors for a wide variety of applications.

The problems with BIM and GIS are hardly few and far between, but interoperability between the two has huge potential to produce benefits to the industry in areas such as security and urban planning. The introduction of Cloud computing has the possibility to vastly expand our ability to create such highly technical models. Furthermore, the importance of real-time analysis on buildings and cities can undoubtedly lead to more sophisticated, time-saving processes that ease our understanding of BIM and help invigorate smarter engineering methods. But the question we may ask is, how can this assimilation between BIM and GIS, as well as countless new technology trends, lead to better, more advanced city models in the future?

GIS is an emerging method of data storage and interpretation. GIS is, simply put a database. It is many tables of data organized by one common denominator, location. The data in a GIS system is organized spatially, or by its physical location on the base map. The information that is stored in the database is the location and attributes that exist in that base map, such as streets, highways, water lines, sewers, manholes, properties, and buildings, etc. each of these items don’t just exist in the database, the attributes associated with the item is also stored. A good example of this would be a specific sewer line, from and arbitrary point A to a point B. Ideally, the

The information technology in construction has been largely used and evolving itself more and more along the last decades. Nowadays, IT is leading the construction areas for a world of fast changes that seek for better quality in its environment and for people’s life. This quality is being brought in the construction with high performance buildings and sophisticated software variety for a better approach of the environment around by using less, reducing costs and resources. With different types of software solutions available today, the possibilities are reaching higher standards and the applications pointed in this text (BIM and GIS) are one of the main factors in this scenario development.