What is GIS
Okay. You are a teacher and you are faced with another one of those funny acronyms. And you are thinking... "Well, this is all fine and good, but what exactly is GIS?" Well, this is where you can get the scoop on this exciting technology ... GIS stands for Geographic Information Systems, and it is one of the fastest growing industries. It can answer questions such as: "What is at ... ?" GIS combines layers of information about a place to give you a better understanding of that place. What layers of information you combine depends on your purpose-finding the best location for a new store, analyzing environmental damage, viewing similar crimes in a city to detect a pattern, and so on. |
