What is a Geographic or Geospatial Information System?
• It is a way to locate things in space or a map. Being able to point to a place on earth and say “my building, or space, or furniture is here” allows you to interact with the other relevant data in that location. • GIS has been around for many years, and now with tools such as Google Earth, which is a GIS tool, it is possible for a person without any experience in GIS to use.