GIS Concepts Archives - GIS Geography https://gisgeography.com/tag/gis-concepts/ Geographic Information Systems Wed, 28 May 2025 21:48:09 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.8.3 https://gisgeography.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/cropped-GISGeography-SiteIcon-32x32.jpg GIS Concepts Archives - GIS Geography https://gisgeography.com/tag/gis-concepts/ 32 32 What Is Central Place Theory? https://gisgeography.com/central-place-theory/ https://gisgeography.com/central-place-theory/#respond Thu, 23 Oct 2025 13:52:00 +0000 https://gisgeography.com/?p=90821 Central Place Theory is a way to understand why cities and towns are where they are. Walter Christaller developed this theory in the 1930s.

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]]> https://gisgeography.com/central-place-theory/feed/ 0 BIM – Building Information Modeling https://gisgeography.com/bim-building-information-modeling/ https://gisgeography.com/bim-building-information-modeling/#respond Wed, 09 Apr 2025 14:09:00 +0000 https://gisgeography.com/?p=90810 BIM, or Building Information Modeling, is a smart way to design buildings. It creates virtual 3D models about the its materials and systems.

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]]> https://gisgeography.com/bim-building-information-modeling/feed/ 0 Spatial Patterns in Geography and GIS https://gisgeography.com/spatial-patterns/ https://gisgeography.com/spatial-patterns/#respond Wed, 13 Mar 2024 13:25:00 +0000 https://gisgeography.com/?p=90334 Spatial patterns show us how things are connected in the world. With GIS technology, we can visualize and analyze spatial patterns.

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]]> https://gisgeography.com/spatial-patterns/feed/ 0 What’s the Difference Between Hexagon Binning and Rectangular Binning? https://gisgeography.com/hexagon-binning/ https://gisgeography.com/hexagon-binning/#respond Mon, 04 Dec 2023 13:58:00 +0000 https://gisgeography.com/?p=77505 We explain the differences between hexagon binning and rectangular binning, as well as provide examples of both with tessellation.

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]]> https://gisgeography.com/hexagon-binning/feed/ 0 Ground Truthing: Verify Remotely Collected Data‍ https://gisgeography.com/ground-truthing/ https://gisgeography.com/ground-truthing/#comments Tue, 01 Aug 2023 13:47:00 +0000 https://gisgeography.com/?p=77308 This guide will provide an overview of the ground truthing process, including the steps involved, the verification process, and the benefits.

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]]> https://gisgeography.com/ground-truthing/feed/ 5 How To Think Spatially with Spatial Relationships https://gisgeography.com/spatial-relationships/ https://gisgeography.com/spatial-relationships/#comments Fri, 04 Mar 2022 01:02:28 +0000 https://gisgeography.com/?p=66487 The term "spatial relationships" refers to the way objects are arranged in relation to one another such as adjacency, overlap, and proximity.

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]]> https://gisgeography.com/spatial-relationships/feed/ 2 3D Analysis Tools in GIS – Bend It in 3D https://gisgeography.com/3d-analysis/ https://gisgeography.com/3d-analysis/#respond Wed, 11 Nov 2020 02:05:10 +0000 https://gisgeography.com/?p=45557 3D analysis is a growing trend because it better represents the real world. For some problems, 3D is sometimes the only way to solve it.

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]]> https://gisgeography.com/3d-analysis/feed/ 0 Augmented Reality Applications in GIS https://gisgeography.com/augmented-reality-applications-gis/ https://gisgeography.com/augmented-reality-applications-gis/#comments Tue, 06 Oct 2020 12:50:57 +0000 https://gisgeography.com/?p=20424 Augmented reality (AR) in GIS allows you to interact with the outside world by enhancing or adding 3D features to your phone's display.

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]]> https://gisgeography.com/augmented-reality-applications-gis/feed/ 1 5 Types of Network Analysis in GIS https://gisgeography.com/network-analysis/ https://gisgeography.com/network-analysis/#respond Sun, 01 Dec 2019 22:24:47 +0000 https://gisgeography.com/?p=45337 Geometric networks in GIS enable connectivity between lines on a map, supporting network analysis by establishing a linear flow and routing.

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]]> https://gisgeography.com/network-analysis/feed/ 0 What is Full Motion Video (FMV)? https://gisgeography.com/full-motion-video-fmv/ https://gisgeography.com/full-motion-video-fmv/#comments Mon, 19 Aug 2019 12:00:49 +0000 https://gisgeography.com/?p=19347 Full motion video ties your videos with maps. As you play a video, it doesn't just show a moving point. It shows the whole video footprint on the map.

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