Environmental Management
Effective management of our natural resources is essential for the preservation and sustainability of our natural environment. Measuring and analysing these resources, whether in the field like Eric, or back in the office, requires access to relevant information and the tools to analyse the data.
Using location intelligence to assist in the decision making processes when managing the environment ensures better resource management both within and outside an organisation. A GIS can link data sets together by common locational data, such as addresses or latitude and longitude, which helps members of the public, private environmental companies, and governmental departments share their data. By creating a shared database, information can be collected once and used many times, helping to compare environmental data sourced from different locations, and over time.
Reporting and Dissemination
Key benefits
Map production is a key benefit to those who use GIS. After all the investment in data collection, management, and analysis, it is this reporting function that can be easily shared and understood.
Whether distributed via CD, or served across an intranet or Internet site, GIS allows the results of environmental analysis and management to be disseminated across organisations, to key stakeholders, or to the general public.
Data Capture in the Field
Key benefits
Environmental management is reliant on comprehensive and accurate data. In recent times, GPS receivers have greatly improved the collection of location-based data, which is then managed and analysed using a GIS.
The data collection stage of environmental management is greatly enhanced by the ability to write data directly to a GIS at the time of collection. By using mobile GIS applications that are fully compatible with GPS and imagery, navigating, collecting data, and reporting results can be easily accomplished while in the field.
Environmental Analysis
Key benefits
Using location intelligence in the analysis of environmental data provides a basis for identifying trends and patterns. GIS provides the tools needed to quantify these trends and patterns through geospatial analysis. Specific types of analysis include investigating the relationships between different data layers and creating 3D models.
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