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Cartographic data may also include survey data and mapping information that can be directly entered into a GIS. Photographic interpretation is a major part of GIS.
Photo interpretation involves analyzing aerial photographs and assessing the features that appear. Digital data can also be entered into GIS. An example of this kind of information is computer data collected by satellites that show land use —the location of farms, towns, and forests.
Remote sensing provides another tool that can be integrated into a GIS. Remote sensing includes imagery and other data collected from satellites, balloons, and drones. Finally, GIS can also include data in table or spreadsheet form, such as population demographics. Demographics can range from age, income, and ethnicity to recent purchases and internet browsing preferences. GIS technology allows all these different types of information, no matter their source or original format, to be overlaid on top of one another on a single map.
GIS uses location as the key index variable to relate these seemingly unrelated data. Putting information into GIS is called data capture. Data that are already in digital form, such as most tables and images taken by satellites, can simply be uploaded into GIS. Maps, however, must first be scanned, or converted to digital format. The two major types of GIS file formats are raster and vector. Raster formats are grids of cells or pixels.
Raster formats are useful for storing GIS data that vary, such as elevation or satellite imagery. Vector formats are polygons that use points called nodes and lines. Vector formats are useful for storing GIS data with firm borders, such as school districts or streets. GIS technology can be used to display spatial relationships and linear networks. Spatial relationships may display topography , such as agricultural fields and streams.
They may also display land-use patterns, such as the location of parks and housing complexes. Linear networks, sometimes called geometric networks, are often represented by roads, rivers, and public utility grids in a GIS. A line on a map may indicate a road or highway. With GIS layers, however, that road may indicate the boundary of a school district , public park, or other demographic or land-use area. Using diverse data capture, the linear network of a river may be mapped on a GIS to indicate the stream flow of different tributaries.
GIS must make the information from all the various maps and sources align , so they fit together on the same scale. A scale is the relationship between the distance on a map and the actual distance on Earth. Often, GIS must manipulate data because different maps have different projections. Different types of projections accomplish this task in different ways, but all result in some distortion.
To transfer a curved, three-dimensional shape onto a flat surface inevitably requires stretching some parts and squeezing others. GIS takes data from maps that were made using different projections and combines them so all the information can be displayed using one common projection.
Once all the desired data have been entered into a GIS system, they can be combined to produce a wide variety of individual maps, depending on which data layers are included.
One of the most common uses of GIS technology involves comparing natural features with human activity. For instance, GIS maps can display what man-made features are near certain natural features, such as which homes and businesses are in areas prone to flooding. Maps of a single city or neighborhood can relate such information as average income, book sales, or voting patterns. Any GIS data layer can be added or subtracted to the same map. GIS maps can be used to show information about numbers and density.
With GIS technology, researchers can also look at change over time. They can use satellite data to study topics such as the advance and retreat of ice cover in polar regions, and how that coverage has changed through time. A police precinct might study changes in crime data to help determine where to assign officers. One important use of time-based GIS technology involves creating time-lapse photography that shows processes occurring over large areas and long periods of time.
For example, data showing the movement of fluid in ocean or air currents help scientists better understand how moisture and heat energy move around the globe. GIS technology sometimes allows users to access further information about specific areas on a map. A person can point to a spot on a digital map to find other information stored in the GIS about that location. For example, a user might click on a school to find how many students are enrolled, how many students there are per teacher, or what sports facilities the school has.
GIS systems are often used to produce three-dimensional images. This is useful, for example, to geologists studying earthquake faults. GIS delivers real-time situational awareness. This hurricane and cyclone map shows potential impact to people and businesses, probable track of storms, and storm surge. Try the Hurricane and Tropical Cyclones map.
Use GIS to forecast traffic. This map highlights challenges at an intersection in Fort Mitchell, Kentucky, where forecasting shows traffic is expected to worsen based on land use changes. GIS helps to set priorities based on spatial analysis. By analyzing crime patterns, public safety officials can identify target areas and assign officers in those areas.
Take a look at a crime response map. GIS helps you gain insight into data that might be missed in a spreadsheet. This map measures job growth or losses in different industries and quantifies local competitive advantage. Try the shift-share analysis map. GIS technology applies geographic science with tools for understanding and collaboration. It helps people reach a common goal: to gain actionable intelligence from all types of data.
Modern GIS is about participation, sharing, and collaboration. Discover how the technology is strengthening relationships, driving efficiencies, and opening communications channels in your community. Discover the power of geography in this series of video shorts by National Geographic and Esri, featuring National Geographic Explorers who are using GIS to map a better future. What is GIS? A spatial system that creates, manages, analyzes, and maps all types of data.
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