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Sterling Brown Jonathan Poston Lavonnia McCoy Drew Spence. GIS is a Geographical Information System that integrates hardware, software, and data for capturing, managing, analyzing, and displaying all forms of geographically referenced information.
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Sterling Brown Jonathan Poston Lavonnia McCoy Drew Spence
GIS is a Geographical Information System that integrates hardware, software, and data for capturing, managing, analyzing, and displaying all forms of geographically referenced information.
Comparison of Pollution Sites in the Elizabeth City Area MapofPollutionSitesintheElizabethCityArea2005 Map of Pollution Sites in the Elizabeth City Area 2008
Problem Statement GIS mapping can be used to identify possible pollution sites in Elizabeth City.
Pollution in water occurs in areas of development. • Some problems may be that there are not proper disposal areas.
G.I.S and Pollution
Homeless and pollution... " Northeastern High School students walked to the retention pond at the Port Elizabeth Center to complete water quality tests. Noticing a trail in the woods near the pond, a small group of students asked for permission to see where the trail lead... It lead to the startling discovery that people were living in the woods, surviving on food from the garbage and making a home out of discarded cardboard." This homelees people pulling trash form local business dumping trash. GIS can be used to local this problem."
GIS and Hurricanes • Ahurricane’s storm surge • can cause serious flooding • as well as pollution. • The pollution comes from debris • flowing into the water as the • flooding recedes. • The elevation map allows you to • see where flooding will occur.
Uses of GIS Relating to Pollution • Used to locate sources of pollution and show where pollution is worse
Recommendations • Use GIS to track which facilites have a license to give off waste • More use of GIS technology to help lessen the effect of natural disasters
WORK CITED • http://www.gis.com/whatisgis/ • http://mjenkins.nhs.googlepages.com/homelessinec • http://mmt.cs.ecsu.edu/nia_photo_library/08summer/080616bw/index3.html • http://oaspub.epa.gov/enviro/lrt_viewer.map_page?sys_acrnm=PCS&sys_id=NCG020412 • http://www.tendringdc.gov.uk • www.hickerphoto.com • www.liverpool.nsw.gov.au
Recommend GIS Uses • Use GIS to find potential Purchasing Development Rights (PDR) • Use GIS to plan development activities that • minimize the amount of impervious surface • maximize the amount of vegetated open space • Use GIS to limit the amount and kinds of pollutants released into the water • Use GIS to evaluate development on the watershed basin