A Brief Introduction to GIS:
Geographic Information Systems

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The world is not a given to be
captured and frozen, as is, on
the map: a world is but one
possible world to be depicted,
as we choose to imagine it, on
a map.
Asta Ciowy
‘The Roots of Walter Christaller’

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Geographic Information System

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Visualize

Analyze

Synthesize
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Geographic Data

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Geographic Data

Points

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Geographic Data

Points
Building,
tree,
bird sighting.

Tuesday, December 3, 13
Geographic Data

Points
Building,
tree,
bird sighting.

Tuesday, December 3, 13
Geographic Data

Points
Building,
tree,
bird sighting.

Tuesday, December 3, 13
Geographic Data

Points
Building,
tree,
bird sighting.

Tuesday, December 3, 13
Geographic Data

Points
Building,
tree,
bird sighting.

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Geographic Data

Points

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Geographic Data

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Geographic Data
Lines

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Geographic Data
Lines
Roads,
shore,
contour.

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Geographic Data
Lines
Roads,
shore,
contour.

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Geographic Data
Lines
Roads,
shore,
contour.

Tuesday, December 3, 13
Geographic Data
Lines
Roads,
shore,
contour.

Tuesday, December 3, 13
Geographic Data
Lines
Roads,
shore,
contour.

Tuesday, December 3, 13
Geographic Data
Lines

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Geographic Data

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Geographic Data

Polygons

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Geographic Data

Polygons
Camp,
lake,
playing field

Tuesday, December 3, 13
Geographic Data

Polygons
Camp,
lake,
playing field

Tuesday, December 3, 13
Geographic Data

Polygons
Camp,
lake,
playing field

Tuesday, December 3, 13
Geographic Data

Polygons
Camp,
lake,
playing field

Tuesday, December 3, 13
Geographic Data

Polygons
Camp,
lake,
playing field

Tuesday, December 3, 13
Geographic Data

Polygons

Tuesday, December 3, 13
Geographic Data

Tuesday, December 3, 13
Geographic Data
Lines
Roads,
shore,
contour.

Points
Building,
tree,
bird sighting.

Polygons
Camp,
lake,
playing field

Tuesday, December 3, 13
Geographic Data
Lines
Roads,
shore,
contour.

Points
Building,
tree,
bird sighting.

Polygons
Camp,
lake,
playing field

Tuesday, December 3, 13
Geographic Data
Lines
Roads,
shore,
contour.

Points
Building,
tree,
bird sighting.

Polygons
Camp,
lake,
playing field

Tuesday, December 3, 13
Geographic Data
Lines
Roads,
shore,
contour.

Points

Polygons
Camp,
lake,
playing field

Tuesday, December 3, 13
Geographic Data
Lines
Roads,
shore,
contour.

Polygons
Camp,
lake,
playing field

Tuesday, December 3, 13
Geographic Data
Lines
Roads,
shore,
contour.

Polygons
Camp,
lake,
playing field

Tuesday, December 3, 13
Geographic Data
Lines
Roads,
shore,
contour.

Polygons
Camp,
lake,
playing field

Tuesday, December 3, 13
Geographic Data
Lines

Polygons
Camp,
lake,
playing field

Tuesday, December 3, 13
Geographic Data

Polygons
Camp,
lake,
playing field

Tuesday, December 3, 13
Geographic Data

Polygons
Camp,
lake,
playing field

Tuesday, December 3, 13
Geographic Data

Polygons
Camp,
lake,
playing field

Tuesday, December 3, 13
Geographic Data

Polygons

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Geographic Data

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GIS
Geographic Information System
Digital Tools
Data

Explorer
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Visualize

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Analyze

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Synthesize

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Datasets

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Layers

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Intro gis