Geographic Information Systems (GIS)

  1. Applications of GIS
    1. Urban and Regional Planning
      1. Land Use Planning
        1. Zoning Analysis
          1. Growth Management
            1. Smart Growth Planning
            2. Transportation Planning
              1. Traffic Analysis
                1. Public Transit Planning
                  1. Pedestrian and Bicycle Planning
                  2. Infrastructure Management
                    1. Utility Management
                      1. Asset Management
                        1. Maintenance Planning
                        2. Housing and Community Development
                          1. Affordable Housing Analysis
                            1. Neighborhood Analysis
                              1. Community Needs Assessment
                            2. Environmental Science and Management
                              1. Natural Resource Management
                                1. Forest Management
                                  1. Water Resource Management
                                    1. Mineral Resource Assessment
                                    2. Habitat and Wildlife Management
                                      1. Species Distribution Modeling
                                        1. Habitat Suitability Analysis
                                          1. Conservation Planning
                                          2. Environmental Monitoring
                                            1. Air Quality Monitoring
                                              1. Water Quality Assessment
                                                1. Pollution Tracking
                                                2. Climate Change Studies
                                                  1. Climate Modeling
                                                    1. Vulnerability Assessment
                                                      1. Adaptation Planning
                                                    2. Public Health and Epidemiology
                                                      1. Disease Surveillance
                                                        1. Disease Mapping
                                                          1. Outbreak Investigation
                                                            1. Spatial Epidemiology
                                                            2. Health Service Planning
                                                              1. Healthcare Accessibility
                                                                1. Resource Allocation
                                                                  1. Service Area Analysis
                                                                  2. Environmental Health
                                                                    1. Exposure Assessment
                                                                      1. Risk Mapping
                                                                        1. Health Impact Assessment
                                                                      2. Emergency Management
                                                                        1. Hazard Assessment
                                                                          1. Natural Hazard Mapping
                                                                            1. Risk Analysis
                                                                              1. Vulnerability Assessment
                                                                              2. Emergency Response
                                                                                1. Incident Command Systems
                                                                                  1. Resource Deployment
                                                                                    1. Real-time Situational Awareness
                                                                                    2. Disaster Recovery
                                                                                      1. Damage Assessment
                                                                                        1. Recovery Planning
                                                                                          1. Infrastructure Restoration
                                                                                          2. Evacuation Planning
                                                                                            1. Evacuation Route Analysis
                                                                                              1. Shelter Location
                                                                                                1. Population Modeling
                                                                                              2. Business and Marketing
                                                                                                1. Market Analysis
                                                                                                  1. Customer Demographics
                                                                                                    1. Market Penetration
                                                                                                      1. Competitor Analysis
                                                                                                      2. Site Selection
                                                                                                        1. Retail Site Selection
                                                                                                          1. Facility Location
                                                                                                            1. Accessibility Analysis
                                                                                                            2. Supply Chain Management
                                                                                                              1. Distribution Network Optimization
                                                                                                                1. Logistics Planning
                                                                                                                  1. Inventory Management
                                                                                                                2. Transportation and Logistics
                                                                                                                  1. Route Optimization
                                                                                                                    1. Vehicle Routing
                                                                                                                      1. Delivery Optimization
                                                                                                                        1. Cost Minimization
                                                                                                                        2. Traffic Management
                                                                                                                          1. Traffic Flow Analysis
                                                                                                                            1. Congestion Management
                                                                                                                              1. Intelligent Transportation Systems
                                                                                                                              2. Fleet Management
                                                                                                                                1. Vehicle Tracking
                                                                                                                                  1. Maintenance Scheduling
                                                                                                                                    1. Driver Management
                                                                                                                                  2. Agriculture and Natural Resources
                                                                                                                                    1. Precision Agriculture
                                                                                                                                      1. Crop Monitoring
                                                                                                                                        1. Yield Mapping
                                                                                                                                          1. Variable Rate Application
                                                                                                                                          2. Soil Management
                                                                                                                                            1. Soil Mapping
                                                                                                                                              1. Erosion Modeling
                                                                                                                                                1. Nutrient Management
                                                                                                                                                2. Water Management
                                                                                                                                                  1. Irrigation Planning
                                                                                                                                                    1. Drainage Analysis
                                                                                                                                                      1. Water Conservation
                                                                                                                                                    2. Archaeology and Cultural Heritage
                                                                                                                                                      1. Archaeological Site Management
                                                                                                                                                        1. Site Documentation
                                                                                                                                                          1. Artifact Mapping
                                                                                                                                                            1. Excavation Planning
                                                                                                                                                            2. Predictive Modeling
                                                                                                                                                              1. Site Location Modeling
                                                                                                                                                                1. Survey Planning
                                                                                                                                                                  1. Cultural Resource Assessment
                                                                                                                                                                  2. Heritage Conservation
                                                                                                                                                                    1. Monument Mapping
                                                                                                                                                                      1. Condition Assessment
                                                                                                                                                                        1. Tourism Planning
                                                                                                                                                                      2. Defense and Security
                                                                                                                                                                        1. Military Applications
                                                                                                                                                                          1. Terrain Analysis
                                                                                                                                                                            1. Mission Planning
                                                                                                                                                                              1. Intelligence Analysis
                                                                                                                                                                              2. Border Security
                                                                                                                                                                                1. Surveillance Systems
                                                                                                                                                                                  1. Patrol Planning
                                                                                                                                                                                    1. Threat Assessment
                                                                                                                                                                                    2. Homeland Security
                                                                                                                                                                                      1. Critical Infrastructure Protection
                                                                                                                                                                                        1. Emergency Response
                                                                                                                                                                                          1. Risk Assessment

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                                                                                                                                                                                      1. Introduction to Geographic Information Systems