UMUC ENMT307 Module 1 Discussion Latest 2019 November
ENMT307 Introduction to Geographic Information Systems
Module 1 Discussion
What is
GIS?
After
reading the Week 1 GIS Articles under Module 1, please complete the required
task and respond to one or more of the following questions. After making your initial response (primary
post), come back in a day or so to respond to the postings of your classmates
(secondary post).
PARTICIPATION
QUESTIONS (choose one):
1) Look at the various different GIS definitions
covered in Chapter 1 (GIS Commons). Why
are they different? How can the
definition of GIS vary by discipline?
What will your personal definition of GIS be?
2) Find a photograph of a landscape (can be human
scale, picture from vacation, aerial photo, or even satellite image). Make a list of what features on the image
fall into the classes of points, lines, and area (polygons). Any exceptions? If you have features that might be one or the
other, then explain your decision. Make
sure you attach your picture to your post or paste it within your post.
3) Describe three different applications that
are often performed using GIS. Try to
think of everyday examples that your classmates can relate to. Feel free to include pictures/diagrams to
illustrate your examples.
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