WHAT CAN GIS DO FOR YOU?
GIS is a part of your life everyday and you may not even be aware of it. The roads you drive on are designed using GIS to analyze traffic volumes and other pertinent data to determine the best locations, materials, and maintenance schedules. The forests you drive by everyday are managed using GIS to analyze health issues, harvesting capabilities, reforestation opportunities, fire dangers, and more. Most utility companies rely on GIS to develop the infrastructure that allows their companies to function; water, electrical, phone and oil and gas lines are mapped , monitored, and analyzed all using GIS. Law enforcement is using GIS to plot and track crimes and correlate crime statistics helping to monitor and even predict the probability of a crime occurring.
In the privacy of your own home using free software (ARCEXPLORER) and DOWNLOADABLE DATA from this La Plata County website, or here in the courthouse on our public information computer terminals, GIS can offer you information at your fingertips.
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GIS Classroom | GIS Definition | City combines CAD and GIS | GIS of the Gridiron | Virtual GIS Computer Lab On-Campus & Distance Education |