Lecture 1

Question 1

3 points about geographic data

Answer 1

1. Geographic Data is every where
2. Spacial analysis is critical
3. The need for spacial analysis increases

Question 2

Geographic Data is everywhere, how is it used?

What does it tell us?

There are many sources..

How do we create geographic data?

Answer 2

Maps, mobile phones

Tells us something about somewhere

Traditional (census) and New (crowdsourced)

Smartphone, using cards in store, twitter, apps

Question 3

Overall Geographic data…

Answer 3

we are all consumers and producers and geographic data are everywhere

Question 4

Spatial Analysis is crtical

Considers..

Answer 4

Processes vary with space

Considers the attribute and location together becuase things vary in space

This allows us to identify patterns

Question 5

The need for spatial analysis will increase

Answer 5

So much data - fed back constantly