Data collection is easier today than it once was due to technological advancements, especially with the development of technologies like Geographic Positioning Systems (GPS) and Geographic Information Systems (GIS). Companies can now focus on how to best use the magnitude of information available to them, an aspect of business facilitated by using a GIS. Since […]
GIS definition
An Overview of GIS History
What is GIS? A Geographic Information System (GIS) captures, manipulates, stores, analyzes, and manages data. It is an extension of cartography — the science of making maps — and allows individuals to visualize, analyze, question, and interpret data. A GIS is like a cartographic document in the sense they both contain examples of a base […]