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GIS Lecture

A geographic information system (GIS) is a computer system for capturing, storing, checking, and displaying geospatial data. GIS software like QGIS, gVSIG, Whitebox GAT, SAGA GIS and GRASS GIS allow users to apply GIS for mapping, telecommunications network planning, urban and transportation planning, environmental and agricultural analysis, and disaster management. Commercial software like ArcGIS from ESRI provides comprehensive GIS capabilities through its ArcView, ArcEditor and ArcInfo applications.

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GIS Lecture

A geographic information system (GIS) is a computer system for capturing, storing, checking, and displaying geospatial data. GIS software like QGIS, gVSIG, Whitebox GAT, SAGA GIS and GRASS GIS allow users to apply GIS for mapping, telecommunications network planning, urban and transportation planning, environmental and agricultural analysis, and disaster management. Commercial software like ArcGIS from ESRI provides comprehensive GIS capabilities through its ArcView, ArcEditor and ArcInfo applications.

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GIS (geographic information System)

• A geographic information system (GIS) is a computer


system for capturing, storing, checking, and displaying data
related to positions on Earth’s surface.
Freely available GIS software
• QGIS – Formerly Quantum GIS
• gVSIG
• Whitebox GAT
• SAGA GIS
• GRASS GIS
Application of GIS
• GIS in Mapping
• Telecom and Network services
• Accident Analysis and Hot Spot Analysis
• Urban Planning
• Transportation Planning
• Environmental Impact and climate change Analysis
• Agricultural Applications
• Disaster Management and Mitigation
• Determine land use/land cover changes
GIS AND AGRICULTURE

• Droughts, floods, swarms of insects and poor farming


techniques 
• Geographic Information Systems are incredibly helpful in
being able to map and project current and future
fluctuations in precipitation, temperature, crop output,
assess crop health and Area
ARC-GIS
• ArcGIS is a comprehensive, integrated, scalable system
designed to meet the needs of a wide range of GIS users. It
is developed by ESRI. Three desktop GIS components of
ArcGIS are:
• ArcView
• ArcEditor
• ArcInfo
USE full Links to study More
• 67 Important GIS Applications and Uses
• https://www.caliper.com/maptitude/gis_software/default.ht
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