Queries
 
Queries a GIS Can Answer:
WHAT exists here e.g. forest attributes municipal ownership
  • WHERE are specific conditions
    e.g. all forest stands over 10 metres high, all houses owned by person x
  • WHAT has changed(over time)
    e.g. areas harvested between then and now houses increased in price by > 50%
  • HOW are patterns related
    e.g. harvested watersheds and stream water quality, traffic accidents and road surfaces
  • WHAT IF .. (modelling)
    e.g. climate warmed by 2 degrees (habitats), avalanche took out section of road (network)
 

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Task of GIS|Queries a GIS can answer