Geospatial Information Systems - GIS Web

GIS - Geographical Information Systems

In short a geographic information system (GIS) is a system designed to capture, store, manipulate, analyze, manage, and present all types of spatial or geographical data. 

Read here about How to make a map on Google Maps - Simple Example in a web application. GIS Web gives you the power to :-

• Create Interactive Maps

• Integrate Information

• Visualize Scenario

• Can present powerful idea

• Develop effective solutions using latest technologies (Asp.Net, MVC, HTML5)

GIS Software Development

GIS Advantages

• Cost savings resulting from greater efficiency : Labor savings from automating or improving a workflow

• Better decision making : This typically has to do with making better decisions about location.  Common examples include real estate site selection, route/corridor selection, zoning, planning, conservation, natural resource extraction etc.  People are beginning to realize that making the correct decision about a location is strategic to the success of an organization

• Improved communication : GIS web based maps and visualizations greatly assist in understanding situations and storytelling.  They are a new language that improves communication between different teams, departments, disciplines,  professional fields, organizations, and the public.

• Better geographic information record keeping : Many organizations have a primary responsibility of maintaining authoritative records about the status and change of geography (geographic accounting).  Cultural geography examples are zoning, population census, land ownership, and administrative boundaries.  Physical geography examples include forest inventories, biological inventories, environmental measurements, water flows, and a whole host of geographic accounting.

• Managing geographically : In government and many large corporations, GIS is becoming essential to understand what is going on.  Senior administrators and executives at the highest levels of government use GIS information products to communicate.  These products provide a visual framework for conceptualizing, understanding, and prescribing action. Examples include briefings about various geographic patterns and relationships including land use, crime, the environment, and defense/security situations.

GIS Platforms

There are many GIS platforms and tools available in the market such as Google Maps, Bing Maps, OpenGIS, MapInfo, MapXreme, OpenLayers, OSM etc. Google Maps is most popular and useful platform to create GIS web application system. Find the overview of Google Maps API below.

Google Maps - An Overview

Google Maps API enables displaying your own data layer on a customized Google Map. Google Maps can be embedded with engaging web and mobile applications to perform geo-related computations. 

Google Maps

It provides powerful mapping platform including satellite imagery, street view, elevation profiles, driving directions, styled maps, demographics, analytic and an extensive places database. Since it is updated regularly, users will experience improved service.

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