CLIMATIC CHANGE
Climatic change is defined as a change in the statistical properties of the climatic system when considered over long periods of time. In other words, climatic change is a significant and lasting change in the statistical distribution of weather patterns…
GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEM DATA
Data input refers to the procedure of automatization of the data and the conversion into forms that can be stored and analyzed in computers. This procedure is fundamental in every GIS and it differentiates depending on the model (vector or…
CLASSIFICATION OF SOIL
Several classifications of soil types exist. The zonal classification treated here is considered most appropriate at this level. The classification relates soil to the major climatic and vegetation zones of the world. The world’s major climatic belts have their distinctive…
SATELLITE REMOTE SENSING
Remote sensing is defined as the act of obtaining information about something without being in direct contact with it. Definition of Concepts Remote sensing: Remote consists of the main sources of digital data for input in a GIS. Remote sensing…
BASIC CONCEPTS OF GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEMS (GIS)
A Geographic Information System (GIS) is a system designed to capture, store, manipulate, analyze, manage, and present all types of geographical data. In other words, GIS describes any information system that integrates stores, edits, analyses, shares and displays geographic information…
APPLICATION OF GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEM (GIS)
The GIS has various applications to which it can be used. These applications include the following: Defence: Geographic Information System (GIS) plays a pivotal role in military operations as they are essentially spatial in nature. The concepts of command, control,…
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