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Welcome to the UConn Library GIS guide. The aim of this guide is to provide you with everything that you need to get started on your GIS journey here at UConn. Here you will find:
GIS, or Geographic Information Systems are computer-based technologies used to create, manage, visualize, and analyze spatial data.
What is spatial data?
Spatial data contains information that correspond to a location, or locations on the earth. Examples include:
Using GIS, we can ask and answer spatial questions such as:
An illustration of a GIS compiling several layers of spatial data from National Geographic: GIS (Geographic Information System)
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