GEOG187 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Geographic Information System, Geomatics, Relate
19 Oct 2018
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Lab combo: 2,4,5,1,3 geddes lab ev2 1002 a. A statement that locates a selection of facts. The art and science of communicating information with maps. Can be defined by the necessity to address location or spatial characteristics. Activities and processes that occur on the earth"s surface. Become more challenging and complex due to the need to incorporate location. Objects change properties based on location and relation to other objects. 80% of all information has a geographic component. A discipline, area of study, and industry that is focused on the techniques and tools for the collection, processing, and sharing of geospatial information. A system of hardware, software, data, people, organizations, and institutional arrangements for collecting, storing, analyzing and disseminating information about areas of the earth. Gis is a tool (applied and theoretical use) The science of gis (what issues does it raise) Visualization: scale reduction- see spatial relationships or patterns.
