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| Subject: | Re: [gislist] GIS easy to use? |
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08/03/2004 03:25:01 PM |
| From: |
Chip Westbrook |
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so paula you have built a car
chip
----- Original Message -----
From: "Lemke, Paula" <Plemke@co.cerro-gordo.ia.us>
To: "'spatialgis '" <spatialgis@yahoo.ca>:
<gislist-bounces@lists.thinkburst.com>: <gislist@lists.thinkburst.com>
Sent: Tuesday, August 03, 2004 9:40 AM
Subject: RE: [gislist] GIS easy to use?
>
> Hi,
> Building a car is relatively straightforward also. First you put in a
motor,
> add 4 tires, install a steering wheel, and you are ready to go! Driving
this
> car would be like developing a GIS without understanding what a coordinate
> system is, let alone 'projection.' (Of course in the article this was only
a
> lead-in line to a more complicated analysis of a couple of GIS software
> programs.)
>
> Regards,
> Paula
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Omendja, Kangakola SRM:EX [mailto:Kangakola.Omendja@gems9.gov.bc.ca]
> Sent: Tuesday, August 03, 2004 11:17 AM
> To: 'spatialgis ': 'gislist-bounces@lists.thinkburst.com ':
> 'gislist@lists.thinkburst.com '
> Subject: RE: [gislist] GIS easy to use?
>
>
> Hi all.
> GIS is more than create map. Some people confuse GIS and cartography.
> regards.
> kanga
> -----Original Message-----
> From: gislist-bounces@lists.thinkburst.com
> To: gislist@lists.thinkburst.com
> Sent: 8/2/04 11:47 AM
> Subject: [gislist] GIS easy to use?
>
>
> Hi all,
>
> Ran across this article this AM and noted with interest the following
> quote...
>
> ..."GIS programs are relatively straightforward to use. First, you
> create a map with different features -- points, lines and regions --
> that are coded according to a map coordinate system"...
>
> Interesting remark considering its targetted at the potential user.
> Rather under estimated a bit though wouldn't you say??
>
>
> See FCW
>
> http://www.fcw.com/fcw/articles/2004/0802/feat-mapping-08-02-04.asp
>
> Cheers
> glenn
>
>
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