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Title: GIS in a nutshell


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GIS in a nutshell
  • Faris Alsuhail
  • 2008

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What is GIS?
  • A geographic information system (GIS)
    integrates hardware, software, and data for
    capturing, managing, analyzing, and displaying
    all forms of geographically referenced
    information. ESRI.com

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What is GIS?
  • vectors
  • rasters
  • ArcGIS, MapInfo, Manifold, QGIS...
  • GPS

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What is GIS?
  • vectors
  • lines
  • roads, altitude curves
  • points
  • wells, rocks
  • polygons
  • fields, areas in general

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What is GIS?
  • rasters
  • e.g. aerial photos

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What is GIS?
  • data attached to the material
  • attribute table displays the data
  • attributes are in most cases editable

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Things to do with GIS
  • A tool for producing and analysing spatial data
  • Possibilites for visualisation -gt Maps, 3D models

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Things to do with GIS
  • Marketing
  • Spread information about the stations activities,
    events, on-going research etc.

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Useful links
  • http//www.lounaispaikka.fi
  • http//www.paikkatietolainaamo.fi
  • http//kartor.sydvast.fi
  • http//www.maanmittauslaitos.fi/
  • http//www.karttapaikka.fi
  • http//www.progis.fi
  • http//www.mapinfo.com
  • http//goto.mapinfo.com/webtutorials
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