Micro-Scholarship, What it is, How can it help me.pdf
GIS
1. G SThe World is Yours
Created By Ahmed El Atari
Geographical
nformation
System
2. Plan
Introduction
I. History of GIS
II. What is GIS ?
III. What is Geographical Data ?
IV. GIS Process
1. Capture
2. Manage
3. Analyze
4. Present
V. GIS Applications
Conclusion
10. Geographic information system ( G.I.S )
Geographic information system (GIS) is a system designed to capture, store,
manipulate, analyze, manage, and present all types of spatial or geographical
data.
The acronym GIS is sometimes used for geographical information science or
geospatial information studies to refer to the academic discipline or career of
working with geographic information systems and is a large domain within the
broader academic discipline of Geoinformatics.,
Capture
Analyze Manage Present
Geographical data
11. Geographical data
Generally speaking, spatial data represents the location, size and shape of an
object on planet Earth.
Spatial data may also include attributes that provide more information about the
entity that is being represented.
Geographic Information Systems (GIS) or other specialized software applications
can be used to access, visualize, manipulate and analyze geospatial data.
