Geospatial technology

Geospatial technology

1. Geospatial technology is being used in variety of different applications in numerous different fields today. For a deeper look at some of these applications, open your Web browser and go to http://www.esri.com/industries.html, this is part of the Esri company’s Website. This website lists dozens of different fields that are using geospatial technology and describes how GIS are being utilized in them. Examine a few of them that are connected to fields of interest of yours. For instance, if your interest is in criminal justice, examine some of the “public safety” applications. If you are involved in public or community health, examine some of the “health and human services” applications, then describe how GIS is being utilized in some real-world, on-the-job applications.
2. Different kinds of map projections will alter the map in various ways, depending on which parts are being distorted and which parts are being maintained.  The website enables you to select different projections and view how the map looks with each of them. Switch the projection to view the world map as Mercator, Lambert Conformal Conic, and Transverse Mercator, and then select the option to redraw the map. How does each of these map projections alter the map as drawn? Try some of the other options and examine what types of distortions and changes enter the map with each projection.

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