Value of combining Geographic Information with analytic: A single set of geographic information is limited in its analysis potential. It can be used to provide information about the location of the features to which it relates, and this can be used as the basis for recording and investigating distributions. However, it cannot be used to investigate interactions with other sets of geographic information. This ability to investigate the way in which two or more sets of geographic information interact with one another is the ultimate goal in much of the work undertaken in Geographic Information System (GIS). Combining geographic information (Location) is a lot more powerful. The geography, or location, is used as the common denominator. It has the potential to generate new information on patterns and relationships between multiple datasets of geographic information that would otherwise be missed and also to aid in answering more complex questions or decision making. Illustration(s): |
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