Moreno Questions Part 2

Question 1

What is an environmental conflict?

Answer 1

when people from different socio-economic sectors have differences in their attitudes/values towards the environment

Question 2

4 characteristics of GIS systems that make them powerful in nat resource manage

Answer 2

1. easy access to spatial info/attributes
2. Modeling with numbers (math/stats on maps)
3. High speed analysis
4. Easy creation/update of data/maps

Question 3

Where does the power of a tech to contribute to the solution of problems lie?

Answer 3

Ability to distill data into information for use in nat resource decision-making

Question 4

Explain in detail how GIS helps move from data to info to understanding.

Answer 4

1. store data in geodatabase (data)
2. transform data through analysis/projection (data to info)
3. Create visuals/layouts (info to understand)

Question 5

Why is it necessary to customize/link GIS to other software?

Answer 5

GIS can’t do it all on its own

Question 6

What is a spatial decision support system?

Answer 6

GIS with other systems (accounting, group decision making)