Grey County GIS Overview Grey County Public Works Association – April 4, 2012
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 analysis of data system – linking software, hardware, data Geographic Information Systems (GIS) Spatial Location: Where is it? Species: Maple Height: 8m Age: 26yrs Species: Maple Height: 8m Age: 26yrs Attribute Information: What is it? 51 N 112 W Grey County Public Works Association – April 4, 2012
Database
Visualization “Worth a thousand words”
Web-based interactive maps
Web Site Demo Search Identify Mailing Labels Print Draw & Measure Collaborate
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