Geography 22                                                                        Exercise #1
Fundamentals of Mapping and GIS                                    Name:
Use of GIS - Lab Exercise #1

I.In this exercise you will examine publications that include examples of GIS use in the real world. Look through a couple GIS trade magazines to find an application of GIS that interests you. Read the article or text. Answer the following questions about the GIS application you have selected.

Name of publication:
Edition (Volume, Number, Date) __________________________Page(s): ______

1.What is the problem that this application attempted to solve using GIS?
 
 
 
 
 

2.What GIS software and other hardware/software/techniques did they use?
 
 
 
 
 

3.How did they use GIS to solve the problem?
 
 
 
 
 

4.How did they communicate their findings? (i.e., what kind of maps did they produce, what features were selected for display and which may have been
left out, did they use any other reporting techniques -tables, charts, figures, equations.)
 
 
 
 
 

5.In your opinion how do you think they succeeded in solving their problem with GIS?  What might they have added or done differently to enhance their
analysis?
 
 
 
 
 


II.Work with a partner from the class. Tell each other about the application you have selected. Work together to answer the following questions.

1.How is the subject ofthe other application similar or different from yours?
 
 
 
 
 

2.What similarities and differences do you see in the way GIS is used in the two applications?
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 


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