Gis Application in Nigeria.
It can be generally said that GIS involves or entails a computerized system that deals with data in terms of collection from many sources, efficient digital storage, managing and administering of data which includes integration of various data sets into a common database. It also involves easy and efficient selection and viewing of data in different varieties, conversion of data from one geometrical projection to another, rescaling and other computer maneuvers. Also data’s are analyzed, modeled and finally displayed as end products. e.g Maps, Reports.
GIS can be said to be a decision making tool, that deals with the utilization of space organization of these tools and data’s. GIS has the ability to integrate data’s from different sources in order to solve particular spatial problems. GIS is a wonderful tool because it can handle large volumes of information from a variety of sources and combine these information’s into an easy to access system. It supports decision making and provides numerous ways of communications. GIS is versatile in that it is a system of modern hardware’s, software’s data and of course humans who harness all these peripherals to come up with useable and meaningful end product. Due to the methodology of GIS, it has led to new ways of accomplishing many traditional and innovative tasks, thus allowing its usage and application in solving many problems.
Fabiyi (2004) defined GIS as a unique integration of computer hardware, software, peripherals, procedural techniques, organizational structure, people and institution for capturing, manipulating, storing, analyzing, modulating, modeling and displaying geographically referenced data for solving complex human related problems. This definition suggests that GIS is neither the software nor hardware, it neither is the procedure to solve problem, but a good integration of all these components of GIS. It plays five important
GIS is a relatively broad term that can refer to a number of different
GIS can be said to be a decision making tool, that deals with the utilization of space organization of these tools and data’s. GIS has the ability to integrate data’s from different sources in order to solve particular spatial problems. GIS is a wonderful tool because it can handle large volumes of information from a variety of sources and combine these information’s into an easy to access system. It supports decision making and provides numerous ways of communications. GIS is versatile in that it is a system of modern hardware’s, software’s data and of course humans who harness all these peripherals to come up with useable and meaningful end product. Due to the methodology of GIS, it has led to new ways of accomplishing many traditional and innovative tasks, thus allowing its usage and application in solving many problems.
Fabiyi (2004) defined GIS as a unique integration of computer hardware, software, peripherals, procedural techniques, organizational structure, people and institution for capturing, manipulating, storing, analyzing, modulating, modeling and displaying geographically referenced data for solving complex human related problems. This definition suggests that GIS is neither the software nor hardware, it neither is the procedure to solve problem, but a good integration of all these components of GIS. It plays five important
GIS is a relatively broad term that can refer to a number of different