GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SERVICES (GIS)
Why is GIS important?
Some of the major issues facing local government today - economic development, tourism, transportation issues, increasing population, improvement of provided services,
and so on - each of these has a critical geographic dimension.
Local issues, such as why insurance premiums are higher in some areas than others, why traffic jams
occur, are also all affected by geography. Mapping where a new subdivision will
be located, for example, can give new insight into its affects on transportation
networks, the local environment, and local service providers like
schools.
When buying a new house you might look for
properties close to a school, within a certain type of neighborhood, under a
certain price, and with a given lot size.
When considering the impact of a disaster such as a
chemical spill, hazardous material information needs to be analyzed and then
linked with details about the people, properties, and infrastructure that have
been or can be affected.
The solution to many problems often requires access
to several types of information that can only be linked by geography. Only GIS
technology allows you to store and manipulate information using geography and to
analyze patterns, relationships, and trends in that information to help you make
better decisions.
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