[GGR272H1] - Final Exam Guide - Comprehensive Notes fot the exam (31 pages long!)
Document Summary
Jack dangermond: president of esri (environment systems research institute: successfully commercialized gis, originally was designed to run on huge mainframe computers -- evolved with the development of personal computer. Gis: linking a database to a map -- make data easier to interpret. Spatially referencing: accurately positioning something in space -- usually relative to the surface of the earth. Computer system for: capturing, storing, querying, analyzing, displaying geospatial data. Geospatial data: data with a connection to a location on the earth. Metadata: who created data, when it was created, etc. Arcgis app: more for large organizations (e. g. utility companies) to get access to data in the field. Longitude and latitude, street address, postal codes, area code. Mapping business data - estimated that 80% of business data have a spatial component: have ability to map data. Part 4 - data management and analysis procedures, and people. Data - analysis provides information that has more value.
