What is gis

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GIS FOR BEGINNERS Ray C. Sizemore

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GIS FOR BEGINNERS

Ray C. Sizemore

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WHAT IS GIS?

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HISTORY OF GIS

• Maps• Thematic or Layer Mapping

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Professions that use GIS

• Business• Natural Resources• Government• Utility Organizations• Others

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Software Companies for GIS

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ESRI

Environmental Systems Research Institute “ARC” Trademark ArcMap ArcBusiness ArcNetwork ArcGlobe ArcScene ………….

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WTH (Where Technology Happens)

MapInfo - Pitney Bowes Software

Maptitude – Caliper Software

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Types of Feature Classes

• Shapefiles• Geodatabase• SDE(Spatial Database Engine) – Multi User

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DBMSDatabase Management System

MySQL MariaDBPostgreSQLAccessSQLiteMicrosoft SQL ServerSAPOracledBaseFoxPro

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DBMS

DBMS in Feature Classes

Shapefiles – Dbase Geodatabase Feature Class – Access SDE Feature Class – Microsoft SQL Server IBM DB2 Oracle

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Cloud Computing

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Some Commercial Cloud Offerings

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What is Cloud Computing?

• Shared pool of configurable computing resources• On-demand network

access• Provisioned by the Service

Provider

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Cost Savings (Example)

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ArcGIS OnLine

www.arcgisonline.com

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Future of GIS