Geo 101
May 22nd, 2022
Geographers have been working with geographic information systems (GIS) long before there were computers, using overlays and maps, which would seem crude today. Explore the advancement of GIS to its current state by answering the following questions:
- When were computers first used in GIS?
- What were the major advances in GIS within the last two decades?
- What are some of the most common uses for GIS?
- What are some strengths and weaknesses of particular GIS software?
- How has the availability of information changed in the last 10 years?