GIS AND GPS

GIS and GPS

GIS: Geographic Information Systems

GPS: Global Positioning Systems

Geographic Info. System

GIS: computer system that stores in a database a variety of information

about geographic locations

Geographic Info. System

GIS: integrates hardware, software, and data

for capturing, managing, analyzing, and displaying

all forms of geographically referenced information

(http://www.gis.com/content/what-gis)

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Geographic Info. System

3 primary uses of GIS (Parmenter and Burns, 2001)

- record and maintain large amounts of geographic information

-produce up-to-date, customized maps

-allow analysis and comparison of information on different locations

Global Positioning Sys.

GPS: worldwide radio-navigation systems made possible by a bank of 24 satellitesand their ground stations

Global Positioning Sys.

GPS: uses satellites as reference points to calculate positions of

anything on earth accurate to a matter of feet or inches

Global Positioning Sys.

GPS receiver: hardware that receives the information transmitted

by the satellites in a car, at home, or in a laptop that is connected to mapping software

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