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Saturday, October 4, 2008

What is a Geographic Information System?

By Georgio Galveston

In a world dominated by technology and new inventions, the introduction of a geographic information system was a god send!

The term sounds extremely complicated and difficult to understand, however in a brief breakdown of the description you could quite easily refer to a geographical information system as an electronic device that saves data!

The data inputted into the system is able to be saved and closely looked at for future reference (that data can be traced to a global positioning) Yes the benefit of a GIS system is that you are able to refer to the electronic device to help you along in your travels!, A GIS system also has the facility to edit.

You can certainly play around with this piece of technology! The device allows you to share your geographic findings and send them to your colleagues and friends. There is no end to the features on this little piece of technology.

Another benefit of this gadget is that it has no specific target group! Yes the people that invented this mapping device made sure that people in all sectors could benefit from its clever homing skills.

It's a useful device to have if your job is not office based, you can be sure never to get lost with GPS technology. The device is use by people in ALL warps of life around the globe. The topic can be studied in university and you can work your way towards a degree in Geographic information systems. There would be no shortage of jobs to suit your qualification as GPS is a broadnatured qualification. It's a skill with the capability to be applied towards ANY job.

The emergency services are thanking their lucky stars for this invention as GIS systems are able to locate the location of disaster areas, the clever technology works out the time needed to arrive to the problem stricken areas! Can you afford to be without one?


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