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Geographic Information
Systems are often referred to as GIS.
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Computer systems designed to
manage, analyze and manipulate
geographic data.
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Geographic data are data
that are linked to a particular point on the earth’s surface. It is
this link between data and location
that is the crucial component of a GIS- without this link, all of the meaning is lost.
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Math analogy
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Research Goals
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- Assessing factors in the L. W. watershed that
have the potential to impact
water quality, and to make informed recommendations on how to reduce th e
impact of those factors on the lake.
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