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To fully grasp the techniques that allows Geographic Information Systems (GIS) to tick is difficult and requires a certain understanding the nature of this technology. At core, GIS is a system that allows data to be analyzed on a location-by-location basis. Of course, this is a heavily simplistic version of the truth, but it serves to allow us to begin to scratch the surface of this complicated system.How GIS OperatesAny systems such as GIS must be capable of four basic abilities: capture, storage, analysis, and finally, display. In terms of GIS, all information must be captured with location in mind, thus it must utilize some methods of indicating location, such as a coordinate system. Once captured and stored, the potential for analysis is huge, as it is possible to compare locations in terms only limited by the variety of data that is captured.Further extending this potential is the fact that Read more…