| ographic information system (GIS) is a | | | | customer support, outside plant engineering, |
| computer-based tool for mapping and analyzing things | | | | construction management, and communication |
| that exist and events that happen on earth. GIS | | | | network routing and operation. |
| technology integrates common database operations | | | | GIS In Gas & Electric |
| such as query and statistical analysis with the unique | | | | Gas and Electric companies use GIS for marketing, |
| visualization and geographic analysis benefits offered | | | | customer service, transmission and distribution |
| by maps." | | | | system management, power generation and load |
| GIS In Business | | | | management, meter reading, billing and collection, |
| Many businesses are using GIS for target marketing, | | | | finance, operations, and engineering planning and |
| competitive analysis, demographic analysis, risk | | | | design. |
| management, route planning, and expansion analysis. | | | | GIS In Petroleum |
| GIS In Health Care | | | | GIS is in use by the Petroleum Industry for retail, |
| The health care industry is successfully using GIS for | | | | distribution, facilities management, and exploration. |
| marketing and promotion, research and planning, | | | | GIS In Environmental Management |
| facilities management, and finance. | | | | GIS is an integral part of environmental management |
| GIS In Government | | | | today. GIS can be used for site remediation, natural |
| Local, State, and Federal governments use GIS for | | | | resource management, waste management, water |
| economic development, legislative reform, voter | | | | quality, groundwater modeling, and vegetation |
| registration and administration, zoning and land use | | | | mapping. |
| controls, and emergency route management, just to | | | | GIS In Public Safety |
| name a few uses. | | | | GIS forms an integral part of the emergency |
| GIS In Logistics | | | | response mechanisms in place in most large-scale |
| Organizations with delivery vehicles can use GIS for | | | | E-911 installations. The GIS is used to assist in |
| routing and scheduling, facilities management, vehicle | | | | real-time emergency response, in addition to being |
| tracking and dispatch, and warehouse operations. | | | | used for planning the response to future man-made |
| GIS In Agriculture | | | | or natural disasters. |
| GIS is being used in agricultural business for | | | | GIS In Pipeline |
| production analysis, precision farming, runoff and | | | | Building a pipeline may require GIS for risk |
| non-point source pollution control, regulatory | | | | management, market analysis, route planning and |
| compliance, and financial modeling. | | | | construction, and operation and maintenance once |
| GIS In Education | | | | the pipeline has been put into service. |
| Higher education and K-12 have used GIS for | | | | GIS In Forestry |
| administration, school district remapping and student | | | | GIS has been emerging as a strong tool for many |
| assignment, research, teaching, and community | | | | areas of forestry, from harvesting schedules to |
| services. | | | | urban forestry. |
| GIS In Telecommunications | | | | Real Estate and GIS |
| Telecommunications companies have implemented | | | | Resources to finding out about the application of GIS |
| GIS for target marketing, wireless engineering, | | | | in the real estate industry and market analysis. |