This is the last article about concrete examples of projects carried out through the use of GIS technologies.
These are only few possibilities, but they are countless; try to discover the largest number of uses you can!
Ocean / Marine GIS Applications
- Wave Reduction – Curtailing wave energy by mapping and building up coral reefs and other coastal habitats as a nature-based solution.
Parks GIS Applications
- Biodiversity – Managing biodiversity in parks with smart phones.
Politics/Government GIS Applications
- Voting Patterns – Reviewing how electoral districts voted at the polls.
Reporting/News GIS Applications
- Mapping Conflict – Putting any crisis, destruction or terror attack on the map.
Society Applications – Built & Environment
- Needs of Services – Allocating the proper needs and inclusion of marginalized populations.
Sports & Recreation GIS Applications
- Stadium Security – Getting the big picture by giving police and emergency responders to track activities on a web-based geospatial platform.
Surveying/Geodesy GIS Applications
- Global Positioning Systems – Locating the position of anything and anywhere on Earth.
Telecommunications GIS Applications
- Radio-Wave Propagation – Estimating the propagation of radio-waves for network with complex reflections and diffraction and line-of-sight.
Tourism GIS Applications
- Virtual Travel – Seeing your destination before physically being there. (Google Earth Street View)
Transportation GIS Applications
- Deadliest Roads – Pinpointing the safest and deadliest roads on the planet with the Roads Kills Map. Spoiler: Dominican Republic has the most dangerous roads.
