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What is GIS?
A geographic information system (GIS) is
comprised of computer hardware, software, data, and people to
collect, organize, and analyze data spatially in a map. Each
collection of data is stored in a table and displayed as a graphic
layer. These layers can be viewed individually or in relation to
other layers.
Click here
to see an example of the layers.
How does CPS use GIS?
CPS currently uses GIS to assist with a
variety of tasks: school site selection, tracking development,
attendance zone adjustments, analyzing student demographics, and
creating bus routes. GIS was also used to define which homes
triennial census workers needed to visit in 2005. At the Map
Center, you can see the following two types of GIS applications:
(1) the
attendance zone maps are static maps generated from GIS, and (2) the address
lookup tool is an interactive map site that allows users to see
where their residential address and assigned schools are
geographically located.
Click on the following links to see how
Chesapeake Public Schools is using GIS.
What are some other GIS sites?
If you are interested in learning more about
GIS, below are some additional websites for you to explore.
www.gis.esri.com/library/userconf/educ05/papers/pap2269.pdf -
This provides more information about the Geospatial Technology Contest at
Technosphere.
www.esri.com
- ESRI makes the software
that CPS uses for GIS.
www.gis.com
- ESRI sponsors this Intro to GIS site.
www.esri.com/getting_started/education/index -
This is the education link for ESRI.
www.cpschools.com/departments/planning/mapcenter
- This is the Chesapeake Public Schools Map Center web page.
www.earth.google.com
- Google now
has software you can download to explore aerial and
satellite imagery.
www.geocomm.com
- The GeoCommunity website is a source for spatial news, jobs, bid information, and
data.
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