The Wonder of GIS
There is a love of technology that some human beings possess, a love of technology for its own sake. I will confide in you. I am that person. I am drawn to glittering new tools, devices, and software like a moth to flame. Occasionally, we technophiles can be burned by badly designed, unfriendly – or worse – useless technology that generates more pain than pleasure. GIS, or Geographic Information Systems, is not one of those. It is a thing of beauty and wonder; it has the ability to reinvent one’s understanding of the world around us, whether that world is natural, manmade, or social. As an example of the social
