3. Iftach Pearlman City of Leesburg, GIS Keyetta Jackson Lake County, GIS Francis Franco Metropolitan Planning Organization, GIS

4. Presentation Outline What is GIS Uses of GIS Who Uses GIS Website Links Questions

5. What is GIS

6. A geographic information system (GIS) is a system designed to capture, store, manipulate, analyze, manage, and present all types of geographical data.

7. What is GIS Geographic – physical features of earth and how it affects human activity, including population and resources, land use, and industries. Information – computer technology, hardware, software, internet, networking, telecommunications. System(s) – data collection, storage, processing, creation, and distribution.

8. What is GIS A GIS combines individual layers of data such as customers, buildings, and streets to model the real world.

9. Uses of GIS

10. Map where things are. Mapping where things are lets you find places that have the features you’re looking for, and see where to take action. You can also begin to understand why things are where they are.

11. Uses of GIS Map quantities. Mapping the most and the least lets you compare places based on quantities so you can see which places meet your criteria, or understand the relationships between places.

12. Uses of GIS Map densities Mapping the density of features lets you see the patterns of where things are concentrated. This helps you find areas that require action or meet your criteria, or monitor changing conditions.

13. Uses of GIS Find what’s inside. Finding what’s inside lets you see whether an activity occurs inside an area, or summarize information for each of several areas so you can compare them.

14. Uses of GIS Find what’s nearby. Finding what’s nearby lets you see what’s within a set distance or travel range of a feature. This lets you monitor events in an area, or find the area served by a facility of the features affected by an activity.

15. Uses of GIS Map change. GIS lets you map where things move, or the changing conditions in a place over time. Knowing what’s changed can help you understand how things behave over time, anticipate future conditions, or evaluate the results of a an action or policy.

16. Who Uses GIS

17. Businesses – Banking, Insurance, Media, Real Estate, Retail Governments – National, Local, Military Defense, Fire/Emergency Medical Services/Disaster, Law Enforcement, Health, Transportation Educators and Scientists – Research, Libraries and Museums, K-12 Education, Higher Education

18. Who Uses GIS Environmental and Conservation Organizations – Water, Oceans, Land, Wildlife, Vegetation Natural Resource Groups – Agriculture, Forestry, Mining, Petroleum, Pipeline Utilities – Electricity, Gas, Telecommunications, Water and Wastewater

19. Website Links

20. Lake County GIS Leesburg GIS MPO GIS GIS Day GIS Information Geospatial Revolution Storytelling with Maps ArcGIS Online

21. Questions