Geographic information systems are used for a variety of applications in the business world today. ... Events in the real world can be observed in three modes: spatial, temporal, and thematic. 1. ... Physical field data collection 3. ... "Geographic variation in the real world in infinitely complex: the closer you look, the more detail you see, almost without limit (Mark)". ... Raster data- characterized as an array of points, where each point represents the value of an attribute for a real-world location. ...

• Word Count: 2819
• Approx Pages: 11
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School