- A geographic information
system is a technology that makes it possible to make a map in minutes. Maps access mounds
of useful information with just a simple click of the mouse.
- GIS has been around for many years, but the
digital revolution has created, and will continue to create many applications for the new
technology. GIS is used around the world in unimaginable ways ranging from private
businesses, to industries, and to government agencies.
- A GIS is a kind of supermap,
computer software that links geographic information (where things
are) with descriptive information (what things are like). Unlike
a paper map, where "what you see is what you get," a GIS
can have many different layers of information underneath its surface.
- GIS is not just a technology for industries
or government. Everyone can use it! You can use it at home, or at work. The sky is the
limit.
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