Introduction to GIS

GIS stands for

• Geographic Information System

• Generic Information System

• Geological Information System

• Geographic Information Sharing

GIS deals with which kind of data

• Numeric data

• Binary data

• Spatial data

• Complex data

What is GIS in the most encompassing sense?

• A software to make maps

• System designed to capture, store, manipulate, analyze, manage and present all types of geographic

• Application to collect data on the field and store in database

• Tool to edit and design maps for visualization

By 'spatial data', we mean data that has

• Complex values

• Positional values

• Graphic values

• Decimal values

What is 'Metadata'?

• It is 'data about data'

• It is 'meteorological data'

• It is 'oceanic data'

• It is 'contour data'

Key components of 'spatial data' quality include

• Positional accuracy

• Temporal accuracy

• Lineage and completeness

• Logical consistency

• All of the above

'Spatial databases' are also known as

• Geodatabases

• Monodatabases

• Concurrent databases

• None of the above

Successful spatial analysis needs

• Appropriate software

• Appropriate hardware

• Competent user

• All of the above

What is GIS for you?

What kind of data would you like to create, manage, analyze, and process using GIS?