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GIS FOR BEGINNERS
Ray C. Sizemore
WHAT IS GIS?
HISTORY OF GIS
• Maps• Thematic or Layer Mapping
Professions that use GIS
• Business• Natural Resources• Government• Utility Organizations• Others
Software Companies for GIS
ESRI
Environmental Systems Research Institute “ARC” Trademark ArcMap ArcBusiness ArcNetwork ArcGlobe ArcScene ………….
WTH (Where Technology Happens)
MapInfo - Pitney Bowes Software
Maptitude – Caliper Software
Types of Feature Classes
• Shapefiles• Geodatabase• SDE(Spatial Database Engine) – Multi User
DBMSDatabase Management System
MySQL MariaDBPostgreSQLAccessSQLiteMicrosoft SQL ServerSAPOracledBaseFoxPro
DBMS
DBMS in Feature Classes
Shapefiles – Dbase Geodatabase Feature Class – Access SDE Feature Class – Microsoft SQL Server IBM DB2 Oracle
Cloud Computing
Some Commercial Cloud Offerings
What is Cloud Computing?
• Shared pool of configurable computing resources• On-demand network
access• Provisioned by the Service
Provider
Cost Savings (Example)
ArcGIS OnLine
www.arcgisonline.com
Future of GIS