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Title: What


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Whats all the fuss
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Spatial Technologies
  • GIS - geographic information systems
  • Remote sensing - satellite and aircraft
  • GPS - global positioning systems
  • digital photogrammetry
  • IT - information technologies and computer
    systems

3
Why GIS?
Q What is this?
  • Almost all information has a geographic component
  • The 3 Ws of geography
  • What is where?
  • Geographic? Or simply spatial?
  • Why is it there?
  • Why do I care?

A A tooth! Not all GIS has to be about land.
4
Why GIS?
  • GIS provides potential for
  • Visualization (2- and 3-D)
  • Communication
  • Analysis

5
Visualize
  • Percentage of children ages 5 to 17 out of 1990
    population.

6
Communicate
The City of San Joses on-line Planning
and Permit page.
7
Analyze
Relative priority of wetlands for restoration
and conservation
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