The comparison of web-based and desktop GIS advantages and disadvantages Geographical information systems is a tool that lets one visualize, question, analyze, interpret and understand data to identify relationships and trends. This study was designed in order to identify the advantages and disadvantages of Web-GIS in comparison with the Desktop GIS. This was important in order to determine future trends in GIS. After comparison, Web-GIS was found to have most advantages than Desktop GIS and future
The meaning of the letter 'S' in the acronym GIS appears to have been the subject of some debate in the world of geographers over the last 20 years or so (Wright et al., 1997; Pickles, 1997). Geographical information science or geographical information systems? Goodchild (2010) describes geographic information as information which links an entity to a location on or near the earth's surface as well as to a specific point in time, he alse quotes the definition of geographic information science put
QUESTION What is the role of GIS and Remote Sensing in 1. Environmental Impact Assessment 2. Substance Flow Analysis 3. Carbon Foot printing 4. Health Impact Assessment 5. Social Impact Assessment Introduction Geospatial techniques such as Geographic Information Systems (GIS) and remote sensing play a pivotal role in Environmental Impact Assessments (EIAs) and their various components such as ecological, social and hydrological impact assessment. These tools have proved so useful that they