1. What is GIS? Why GIS? How to benefit from GIS?

2. Location of data: How many? What kind? Where? Scale of data: Local to global. Data presentation: Words, charts, graphs, tables or maps. Exploring data with GIS: A comprehensive way of generating information for use from local to global scales. D A T A

3. GIS is a system of computer software, hardware and data, and personnel to help manipulate analyze and present information that is tied to a spatial location Spatial location– usually a geographic location Information– visualization of analyzed data System– linking software, hardware and data Personnel– a thinking explorer who is key to the power of GIS

4. Estimates are that 80% of all data has a spatial component – Data from most sciences can be analyzed “spatially”

7. Visualization Worth a thousand words

22. A Unique Example The Case of İ stanbul and Earthquake Risk

23. Minimize the risk of EARTHQUAKE using GIS İstanbul. What to do in the event of an earthquake. For more info visit. http://www.ibb.gov.tr

24. Developing an earthquake model

25. Global data

26. Local historic data

27. Local recent data

28. Information from processed data

29. Fault models developed from processed data

30. GIS Simply Needs Innovative thinking Advanced technology

31. IF YOU ARE Young Dynamic Committed Willing to sacrifice

32. READY TO WORK UNDER THE GUIDANCE OF PEERS WELCOME TO EMU GIS CENTER

33. THE END of The beginning Not the beginning of the end