The value of GIS Applies ICT to planning

The value of GIS Applies ICT to -planning -storage -collection -presentation -analysis Relates to all stages of the investigation v. Copes with masses of date v. Copes with masses of different type of data v. Large scale /areas from local to UK to global v. Allows manipulation of data v. Allows presentation of data v. Allows analysis of data v. Data may change regularly, updated or NOT! (2 O 012011) v. Faster and more efficient at all of the above

Uses of GIS in your investigations PLANNING / STRATEGY • Ordnance survey web site for 1: 50, 000 and 1: 25000 maps • Google maps / google earth for maps, and street view of shopping centres and streets/houses • Meteorological office for weather forecasts and tide tables SECONDARY DATA COLLECTION • VOA (VALUATION OFFICE AGENCY) site for rateable values of business premises • ENVIRONMENT AGENCY DATABASE of stream flow and rainfall data , both monthly and annual • COASTAL EXPLORER DATABASE of Holderness beach and cliff profiles since 2002 and real time wind and wave data from the Hornsea buoy • UK CENSUS DATABASE for the 2001 census, population, housing, socio economic and deprivation data by wards and enumeration districts for Scarborough PRESENTATION AND ANALYSIS UK CENSUS DATABASE, mapping of wards and district , density shading and layers of data (Vector data) and graphs of data COASTAL EXPLORER coastal sections and wind and wave graphs (frequency and height)