GIS Mapping
"Maps are like campfires – everyone
gathers around them, because they allow people to understand
complex issues at a glance, and find agreement about how to help
the land.” (Quote from Sonoma
Ecology Center, GIS/IS Program Web Site)
Geographical
Information System (GIS) refers
to the science of presenting
information in a spatially
referenced manner. Collecting,
verifying and storing of data,
producing output(maps etc), form
part of the activities
surrounding GIS. Hardware,
software and people are needed
to make the system work.
The age-old saying that a picture is worth
more than a thousand words holds very true in the discipline of
GIS. Rows upon rows of tabulated information in a database or
spreadsheet is very difficult to comprehend and interpret. Once
this information is presented in a spatial context with proper
symbology, trends and other patterns emerges.
Maps can communicate ideas and information to
people from a wide variety of literacy levels. We have used maps
very successfully in the past for community stakeholder
engagements to communicate ideas, plans and situational analysis
findings.
Maps is an extremely effective way to help
decision makers and managers understand a situation in an area
that they are not very familiar with. Maps literary place
information in context.
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