What is GIS? Originally the first GIS software that was used was by developers in Ottawa Canada by the federal Department of Forestry and Rural Development. Throughout the years GIS has advanced now there are several software companies that have different versions of GIS software. GIS is a system that captures, stores, analyzes, manages and presents data with reference to geographic location data. Also known as Geographical Information Systems, GIS creates a digital map or spatial map by imputing data into the system. GIS can be used for many of today’s jobs, for example, military planning, criminology, marketing, urban planning and environmental impact-assessment.
GIS has much more potential than it has now. GIS is becoming very important to today’s jobs. It makes it easier for jobs to get their jobs done faster. Since environmental issues are becoming big in today’s society we use this GIS system to help plan and make our decision environmental friendly. As our technology increases GIS can expand from where it is at now and can be even more helpful towards governments and companies in the near future. With so much construction being built with the human population increasing at an exponential rate GIS use will only rise. At this point GIS usage is endless.
Even though GIS has so much positive influences it does still have some downfalls like any other electronically controlled software. There are two reasons why GIS can have its downfalls. One is because of Human error. Much of GIS relies on data that is put in by information that is recorded by humans. Because of this there is a possibility that information that is put into the system or software maybe mistakenly typed wrong. Also there is a possibility that information that is put in is just wrong information. A person may have mistakenly taken bad measurements or may have miscalculated his numbers.
Another problem about GIS is of course it is software that is run by a computer. Not that we shouldn’t trust computers but, computers are created by humans so mistakes are still possible. One possible mistake that GIS can encounter is that since GIS is run on a computer the computer can fail. Meaning that a power shortage will interrupt the GIS software. Another problem of GIS is that data can be corrupted if it is not taken care of properly. A days’ worth of work can be lost if the information is not saved properly. Finally GIS if not done carefully information may be not put into the right storage area. Even though GIS may have these problems it still very important in today’s society of urban planning and many other jobs.
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