What is Geographic Information Science?
Table of Contents
Advanced Organizer
Topics covered in this unit
Intended learning outcomes
Instructors' notes
Metadata and revision history
Body of unit
Opening definitions
Geographic information
Digital geographic information
Geographic information technologies
Global positioning system
Remote sensing
Geographic information system
What is GIS?
What does a GIS look like?
What is GIS used for?
Utility companies
Transportation
Farmers
Forestry
Systems, sicence and studies
Geographic information science
The big questions of GIScience
The disciplines of GIScience
How do I find out more about GIS and GIScience?
Summary
Review and study questions
Reference materials
Print references
Cited references
Basic and practical introductions to GIS
Web references
Evaluation
Citation