Question

What is GIS? What do GIS professionals do? Please provide examples that inspires you. Please answer in your own words l. atleast minimum 250 words

Answer 1

GIS or Geographic Information System is nothing but a way to document and present, understand and gain insights through geographical data i.e. presented in the form of maps, using computer systems.
Humans understand data better by seeing visualizations. The presentation of data in the form of spreadsheets and simple texts might not work aptly when it comes to human understanding. The data consumption and insight generation process might be time-consuming and high on efforts. GIS simplifies this process and helps users to gain new insights from easily understandable geographical data. The GIS allows users to present data in multiple ways and give them the freedom to interact with the maps. It also gives the option to easily drill down and do the root cause analysis. As computer processing and software quality is improving, it is becoming much easier to present and understand the data by means of GIS.
GIS professionals are equipped with feeding in the data in GIS systems. These data could be longitude, latitude, numerical data, etc. They find the best way to present the data in the form of maps. They are quite skilled when it comes to handing GIS software. They are also trained in identifying interesting trends, analyzing the geographic data and coming up with patterns and insights.
The best use cases of GIS could be in the environment conservation area. It helps users in comparing the vegetation in an area over the years. Environmentalists can compare and see, how the vegetation has changed in a geographical area. This can be used to create awareness among the general public. It can also help in coming up with ways to conserve nature.