Tishawn Gumbs
Assignment B
a. Where have you personally seen GIS being used?
I know that GIS can be used for displaying maps showing different aspects such as current events, trends and changes. I personally, after obtaining knowledge of the GIS system can say that I have seen it many places, most notably in an international airport where there are a lot of complexes and places to go. At the entrance there was a map which was color coded by section and clearly stated what each section was for, whether it was for malls, departures, arrivals, the waiting room etc. I was easily able ti navigate myself, and this being my first time at the airport it was well laid out. I've also seen it used on live weather channels. For example, when they are describing the weather vocally, the weather maps are moving in concurrence with time, showing current events and it repeats several times during the broadcast to have an idea of what is currently taking place.
b. How you could see yourself using GIS in the future (what field)?
I aspire to become a meteorologist, and have been aspiring to become one since I was five years old. My love for weather is beyond doubt and I know that broadcasting the weather, along with all other a aspects of meteorology, involves the use of maps and GIS systems. Maps are commonly used in broadcasting weather, tracking storms and weather patterns, and showing levels of elevation. I really aspire in going into the hurricane hunters and being in the eye of the storms. Maps using GIS systems will be crucial in finding location, displaying radar and its intensity, and satellites to avoid interference with other satellites.
Tishawn,
ReplyDeleteMeteorology certainly does use GIS, In fact at Northern Illinois University, where I am in grad-school, the geography and meteorology programs are very closely connected. The other day in class we were actually talking about hurricane hunters and their important role in understanding hurricanes (it also sounds kinda scary! lol). It is exciting to know someone interested in pursuing that career! You make a lot of good points about the use of GIS, one thing I should point out (that I may have forgotten to mention in the lecture) is that while airport and stadium maps often are mapped using GIS, (they can even map the locations of products inside stores....crazy) Various types of reference maps can also be made using non GIS programs such as Adobe Illustrator. However such maps might not be as geographically accurate. Just something to keep in mind when looking at maps in the future!