Camp Internet GIS & Mapping Center

What do people use GIS for?

GIS is at work around the world and across your neighborhood. Here's a list of everyday tasks for which GIS is used:

Planning school bus routes based on student residences

Studying water consumption patterns in arid areas

Designing noise abatement buffer zones around an airport

Mapping current sewer service areas and projected need

Profiling present bank customers by branch office

Identifying telephone market territories across the country

Researching changing wildlife habitat in a national park

Modeling hurricane evacuation scenarios in a coastal city

Laying out neighborhood newspaper delivery routes

Analyzing patterns of toxic wastes in area soils

Documenting archaeological sites and findings

Viewing global vegetation cover from satellite images