GPS stands for Global Positioning System and GIS stands for Geographic Information System. GPS uses satellites to determine location and is free for users. GIS allows users to store, visualize, and manipulate location data collected from GPS and other sources. GPS provides location data that GIS uses to overlay information on maps in layers, such as soil types and land boundaries. Collecting point features for GIS involves remaining stationary with GPS logging software to average positions and compute the location.

1. GPS & GIS

2. Quick Quiz What Do GPS & GIS Stand For? How much does it cost?

3. Answers What Does GPS Stand For? - Global Positioning System What Does GIS Stand For? Geographic Information System How Much Does it Cost? The service is free.

4. Design 3 segments: Space, Control, User Space segment made of 24 satellites orbiting the Earth. Control consists of engineers organizing the flight plan Users, like you and me, have receivers that contact the satellites for information on location.

5. How GPS Works User requests GPS information GPS sends response with time GPS receiver calculates location based on response time

6. Common Applications Outdoorsmen/women use GPS Smart Bombs, Cruise Missiles, and other million dollar explosives use GPS Vehicles started to use GPS Police uses it for vehicle tracking Surveyors use it to determine boundaries, area elevations of land, etc

7. Common Applications Farmers use GPS to survey their fields so that they can distribute fertilisers more efficiently Airline pilots use GPS Zoologists attach miniscule GPS receivers to animals like dolphins & polar bears to study their behaviours in their natural habitats

8. GPS In Vehicles DVD Navigation DVD + GPS Information = Interactive Map Pros Harder to get lost You look cool Cons Expensive Talking voices are annoying

9. GIS Refers to Geographic Information System GIS allows you to store, visualize, and manipulate data provided to it through GPS and other data collection tools.

10. How are GPS & GIS related? GPS is a data gathering tool, and GIS allows you to store, visualize, and manipulate data provided to it through GPS and other data collection tools GIS stores data and uses satellite imagery or aerial photography as a basemap for the overlay of these layers. Each layer can store vast amounts of information, such as soil types, crops, land boundaries, place names, and populations.

11. Collecting a Point Feature The first new feature you need to record is a road sign. This is a point feature. To record a point feature, you remain stationary while the TerraSync software logs GPS positions. These positions are averaged to compute the final GPS position of the point feature.

12. Collecting a Point Feature When the TerraSync software is logging GPS positions, the logging icon appears in the status bar. The number beside the icon indicates how many positions have been logged for the selected feature.