About the Book: Geographic Information Science and Systems
GIS is an interface for handling, collecting, sharing, recording, analyzing,
updating, organizing, and integrating spatial (geographic) data, derived from
maps, remote sensing, or GPS. In the most basic sense, GIS allows for the
mapping of all hazard-related data, transforming it into visual information..
The main use of GIS is for spatial analysis, predictive modeling, cartography
and visualization. The SI Industry, also known as the GIS industry, is a rapidly
growing industry. GIS maps the exact location and survey coordinates of an
object in space to provide answer to queries using a computer system. The
applications of Geographic Information Systems