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Geographic Information Systems and Mapping

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Geographic Information Systems have come a long way from just being a tool for creating maps. Ths technology has really come far in a relatively short amount of time. Now, we use GIS for GPS (global positioning systems) technology that now come as standard in many new cars and as well on your cell phones. These are just two of the more obvious uses.

Once only used to map out physical land features, the uses for GIS have expanded to encompass such areas as urban planning, architecture and agriculture. There are so many social and economic uses that I will not even attempt to try to list. For those who are unfamiliar with GIS, I hope this lens will help you to see what an enormous part the GIS tool plays in our daily lives and in the well-being of our planet.

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Arctic Satellite Map

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This Satellite Map of the North Pole features a cloudless satellite image of the Earth. It is centered on the Arctic or north polar region. Shown clearly here, the Arctic region consists of an ice-covered ocean which is almost wholly surrounded by large land masses.

geochron imageClick for Geochron Global Time Indicator and Other Globes & GamesAs technology continues to advance and the concept of a global economy gains more and more acceptance, IIt becomes increasingly important to be aware of the time in other parts of the world, especially the hours of daylight throughout the world. The Geochron Global Time Indicator simultaneously shows the correct time, day, date, and distribution of daylight and darkness everywhere on the Earth!

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GIS-Maps: Reader Feedback

  • t2000q Apr 21, 2012 @ 4:16 pm | delete
    GIS is awesome, glad to see your promoting it with a lens
  • LaurenIM May 7, 2012 @ 2:20 am | delete
    Something I love is maps. Thanks for stopping by!
  • sousababy Jan 17, 2012 @ 7:53 am | delete
    Fascinating stuff, we sure have come a long way from the huge car maps that were such a pain to read. Thanks for the information. Stay well, Rose
  • LaurenIM Apr 17, 2012 @ 11:04 pm | delete
    Hey Rose - Thanks for stopping by! Glad to see you again. Getting back into the swing of things!
  • PhilRC Dec 22, 2011 @ 8:30 am | delete
    This reminds me of Geography at school and though I enjoyed memorizing country and city names, what I really liked was mapping.
  • LaurenIM Dec 23, 2011 @ 11:12 am | delete
    Cool that you had experience mapping too! I wasn't that in to memorizing all the names though lol!
  • LaurenIM Dec 6, 2009 @ 5:41 pm | delete
    Thanks for the feedback! I'm adding some GPS suggestions :)
  • jasonweb20 Nov 10, 2009 @ 6:41 pm | delete
    no doubt GIS-Maps are just awesome no comparison thanks for the great lens :)
  • LaurenIM Nov 9, 2009 @ 1:42 pm | delete
    To autofil111, I know, we've come a long way huh?! We now have FUN Educational Games and the Geochron. Who knew that watching the time change as the sun moves across the Earth could be so fascinating to watch!
  • autofil111 Nov 7, 2009 @ 3:41 pm | delete
    It's amazing how the technology has developed; when I was a kid, many people didn't even have a home phone, they had to go to neighbors to that had. When you first start to use GIS equipment, being without it is no option anymore.
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