Five Ways to Extend the Value of GIS Across Organizations, Communities, and the World
Big things are happening in the world of maps and mapmaking. A convergence of technology and social trends has pushed geographic information systems (GIS) onto the Internet in a significant way, and the vision of a global Web GIS has been realized.
Web GIS gives GIS managers a new set of tools to help extend the value of geographic information well beyond traditional boundaries. Here are five tools you can start using today to spread the power of GIS throughout your organization, across your community, and to the entire world on the web.
1. Tell Your Story Using a Map
Storytelling carries the potential to affect change, influence opinion, create awareness, raise the alarm, and get out the news. Using a map to help tell your story gives you the power to inform, engage, and inspire people in your organization and across the globe.
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Story maps combine interactive maps and scenes with rich multimedia content to weave stories that get noticed. Who authors story maps? Anybody
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Big things are happening in the world of maps and mapmaking. A convergence of technology and social trends has pushed geographic information systems (GIS) onto the Internet in a significant way, and the vision of a global Web GIS has been realized.
Web GIS gives GIS managers a new set of tools to help extend the value of geographic information well beyond traditional boundaries. Here are five tools you can start using today to spread the power of GIS throughout your organization, across your community, and to the entire world on the web.
1. Tell Your Story Using a Map
Storytelling carries the potential to affect change, influence opinion, create awareness, raise the alarm, and get out the news. Using a map to help tell your story gives you the power to inform, engage, and inspire people in your organization and across the globe.
Story maps combine interactive maps and scenes with rich multimedia content to weave stories that get noticed. Who authors story maps? Anybody
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