Geographic Information System - Use

   GIS is used to explore the fundamental principles of geography, it helps in inventory, analysis, management of global infrastructure, and generation of statistic.

   GIS ensures easy update for a map without the need to regenerate all its details. It offers compatibility and maintains integrity among its elements.

   GIS helps in decision making for different kinds of business problems and expanding into all disciplines.

   GIS is considered as a high-tech equivalent of a map; therefore producing paper and digital maps is quick and efficient. In addition, storing data in GIS simulates the real world representation. With digital data GIS allows complex analysis and modeling, such as preparing strategic plans for water and wastewater networks along cities.

   Geography in GIS is spatial; this means data in GIS is referenced to locations on earth. Accordingly, it is applicable to position a specific feature on a map, represent set of locations in visual formats, specify the best locations based on different criteria, track a certain instance, and apply advanced analysis.

   Managing resources can not be done without supported data and logical analysis. GIS helps in decision making by offering real numbers and statistic, prioritizing problems, allowing rapid analysis, creating relationships among many variables and providing simplified views of multiple parameters at different levels.

    For instance, when building a new school, one needs to answer many questions before doing any action, such as why is there a need for build a new school, where is the best location to build the new school so that it can serve as many students as possible, what is the effect of adding it on other facilities, how can I add it with all its related information with minimum cost and time, how can I guarantee easy follow up on the progress, can I generate a detailed report about this task.

    GIS can assist in answering all these questions by supporting detailed attribute data, statistical information, suggested distribution based on predefined parameters, ranking, and prioritizing. This can be very helpful to give a feel of the scope for the whole process and can be used for decision making, management, inspection, tracking, and control.