GPS is widely used for ground, air, and sea navigation.
GPS is used for many types of navigation and even by all demographics of people.
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Geographers construct models to analyze geographic processes because the real object of study may be too large to examine, the processes which created it operate over too long of a time frame, or experimentation might actually harm or destroy it.
This is interesting to me because geographers construct models when they are not able to study or experiment with the real thing. If they are not able to study or experiment on the real object, how do they know their model is accurate?
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A geographic information system is a computer-based technology that enters, analyzes, manipulates, and displays geographic information. It is a marriage between computer-based cartography and database management.
An example of a geographic information system would be apps like Google Maps or Apple Maps.
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They provide us with a real world view of the earth’s surface, unlike a map which is a representation of the real world.
Aerial photographs provide us with a real-world view of the earth's surface, whereas maps are just a representation of the real world.
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The information collected to create a map is called spatial data. Any object or characteristic that has a location can be considered spatial data
There are various types of data that allow for diverse maps. Each map is designed to tell a story using the data.
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