Beyond Maps
/We could amaze you with the endless ways that GIS solves problems in our world every single day.
Businesses and banks can and do use GIS to better understand their target markets, their financial risks and gains, and increase their profits. Facilities managers use GIS to manage their assets and plan for the future. Journalists and media outlets use GIS to tell great stories and research better information. Public health professionals use GIS to track disease spread and outbreak crises. Governments, education leaders, community planners, public safety specialists, transportation managers, archaeologists, geologists, scientists, and more- they all use GIS.
What we want you to know is that you could benefit from GIS, even if you don’t know how. And we’d love to help.
Sometimes, it’s a problem that tells you it’s time to come up with a better way. Other times, through streamlining processes and effectively corroborating data- a problem presents itself and prevention is the focus. In other cases- it just feels good to have everything in one spot.
Kickstart GIS into your world. Start out small- what data are you already collecting? Maybe you don’t even realize you’re collecting data! Look at what you have- start there. Then think about what data you wish you could collect.
Sometimes, use of GIS leads to further questions. So, start small. Consult the GIS experts that you know (we have a few). Input what you have now. As you work with the technology, you’ll begin to uncover more questions- the more questions you have, the more data to collect, the more answers to discover.
Go beyond maps, let data work for you.