Lecture 3
Lecture 3
› For many users data analysis is the most interesting and rewarding
part of a GIS project. This is where they can start to find answers
to some of their questions, and use GIS to help develop new
questions for research. The analysis they undertake with GIS may
lead to new information that will inform decision making. For
example, end users of a web- based mapping applications may be
able to answer simple queries about the location of places of
interest, or to identify shortest routes between features using
mobile GIS platforms. As a result they can make decisions about
where to go next, and how to get there. In a more research
oriented application ‘what if’ questions might be developed and
investigated. For example presentation of the results of research
into complex planning issues may inform decision-making that will
affect the development of whole communities and regions.
TABLE 1 Examples of questions for GIS analysis