Future In GIS

GIS Future :

  • Future data
  • Future hardware
  • Future software
  • Future issues

Compared to 10 years ago :

  • + Acquiring data for a new GIS is no longer amajor problem.
  • + Metadata is becoming more integrated with data sets.
  • + GPS has become a major sources of new GIS data, and comes increasingly from integrated GPS/GIS systems.

Trends in GIS Data :

    + Remote sensing will become an important source of GIS data as the cost of data falls and new sorts of data arrive.
  • + Data exchange will become more common and has been facilitated by exchange standards (i.e., SDTS).

Major influences on GIS :

  • + Advanced GIS work has been influenced significantly by the workstation.
  • + GIS has quickly incorporated distributed systems and databases.
  • + The microcomputer has allowed GIS to be applied to new fields and has improved GIS education.
  • + The mobility of portable GIS and GPS systems has revolutionized GIS use.

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