A geographic information system (GIS) is a system that creates, manages, analyzes, and maps all types of data. GIS connects data to a map, integrating location data (where things are) with all types of descriptive information (what things are like there). This provides a foundation for mapping and analysis that is used in science and almost every industry. GIS helps users understand patterns, relationships, and geographic context.
The development of a comprehensive GIS design for archeological and historic resources associated with ELTE facilitates the management, preservation, and interpretive needs of the trail while also providing a common platform for historians, trail advocates and partners, archaeologists, and the Read More …
The Department of Defense (DoD) operates a network of test and evaluation centers located in variety of natural environments and extreme climatic conditions for the purposes of developmental and operational testing of equipment, training and doctrine support, and surveillance and Read More …
Archaeologists are often considered frontrunners in employing spatial approaches within the social sciences and humanities, including geospatial technologies such as geographic information systems (GIS) that are now routinely used in archaeology. Since the late 1980s, GIS has mainly been used Read More …