How to Do a GIS (Geographic Information Systems) Academic Project

Step-by-Step Guide

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   Step 1: Write down what spatial questions you would like to ask a GIS.

   Data collected via Microsoft Excel or Access, Quattro Pro, Oracle, or any other type of spreadsheet or database management system have potential for use in a GIS because they can export data in dBASE IV (.dbf) format. “Shapefiles” (.shp) is another compatible data format. ,, Census data
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   Roads
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   Neighborhood boundaries
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   State/county boundaries
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   School/political districts
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   Transportation routes
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   Park and recreation areas
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   Crime incidents
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   Locations of Police Stations/Substations
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   Locations of Prisons and Jails
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   Locations of Courts
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   Jurisdictional Boundaries of Particular
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   Locations of public assistance agencies
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   Locations of Public Housing
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   Locations of Hospitals and Emergency Rooms
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   Locations of Social/Human Services
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   Locations of Youth Shelters
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   Step 2: Your data must include geographic references such as Street addresses or XY coordinates.

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   Step 3: If not

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   Step 4: begin collecting this information.

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   Step 5: Ensure the integrity and consistency of your data.

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   Step 6: Be cautious about the Data as the accuracy and standardization of addresses and other variables will contribute to the overall ease or difficulty with which the data is integrated into a GIS .

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   Step 7: Data are essential to mapping.

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   Step 8: Collect the GIS data and convert data into these formats.

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   Step 9: The following are the essential data 1.

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