Examples of Applied GIS

Urban planning, Management & Policy

  • Zonning, subdivision, planning
  • Land acquisition
  • Economic development
  • Code enforcement
  • Housing renovation programs
  • Emergency response
  • Crime analysis
  • Tax assessment
Environment Sciences
  • Monitoring environment risk
  • Modeling storm water run off
  • Management of water sheds, floodplains, wetlands, forests, aquifers
  • Environmental Impact Analysis
  • Hazardous or toxic facility siting
  • Ground water modeling and contamination tracking
Political Science
  • Redistricting
  • Analysis of election result
  • Predictive modeling
Civil Engineering/Utility
  • Locating underground facilities
  • Designing alignment for freeways, transit
  • Coordination of infrastructure maintenance
Business
  • Demographic Analysis
  • Market Penetration/Share Analysis
  • Site Selection
Education Administration
  • Attendance Area Maintenance
  • Enrollment Projections
  • School Bus Routing
Health Care
  • Epidemiology
  • Needs Analysis
  • Service Inventory