esri

European User Conference

Madrid 2011

What is GIS and

How Can It Help Me?
Jaime Nieves
Ignacio Vzquez
esri spain

Knowing where things are, and why,

is essential to rational decision making.
Jack Dangermond
Esri President & Founder

YOU CAN
DO
A
LOT
MORE
WITH YOUR

Intelligence
Software

GIS

GIS

Hardware
Knowledge

Data

Applications

Intelligence
Software

GIS

GIS

Hardware
Knowledge

Data

Applications

Geographic Information System

Geographic Information System

with a spatial component

for capturing, managing, analyzing

and understanding information

A set of software, hardware and data

Geographic Information System

with a spatial
component
A GIS
integrates

hardware, software and data

to capture,
manage,
for capturing,
managing,
analyzing
analyze and
visualize
and understanding
information
any kind of information
with a geographic component.
A set of software, hardware and data

do not really understand something

unless you can explain it to your grandmother.
You

Albert Einstein

Theoretical Physicist, unfortunately not related to GIS

Everyone as a part of a GIS

Redefining your view of GIS

Population
Unemployment
Income

GIS defined by its use

Workflow and productivity improvement

Build up a reference information base

Efficiency improvement

Decision-making support

Performance and accounting measurement support

Generation of revenue

Social content

GIS in our day-to-day life

GIS in our day-to-day life

Powering GIS
Tens of users
Research

Hundreds of users
GIS
Professionals

Thousands
of users

Millions
of users

GIS Users

Society

A few practical applications

GIS modelling our world

Restaurants
Hotels
Streets
Roads
Rivers
Parcels
Vegetation
Water bodies
Elevation
Imagery

Reality

Conceptual workflow

Geometry
Data

Rules

Parcel No.

Type

Address

9856101
9856102
9856103
9856104
9856105
9856106

C
C
A
P
C
C

Lpez de Hoyos
Antonio Salces
Amrica
Prosperidad
Luis Cabrera
Santa Hortensia

Three perspectives

Map
Data

Models

The Data

A single data repository: the Geodatabase

Every geographic dataset,
business logic and behavior

The Map

A set of geometric features that

represents a geographic reality.

A window for exploring the data.

The Model

Analysis tools that creates new geographic information

from existing data.

In short, a GIS is
An information system
(hardware, software, data)
which enables us to apply lots of
analysis models
to any geographical datasets
for generating derived information
that can be visualized as maps.

A Geographic Information System

helps us understand our world,
answer questions about our environment
and support us during decision-making.

Using spatial data the traditional way

ArcGIS Desktop

ArcGIS Explorer

Files

Services
Databases

Using spatial data the traditional way

ArcGIS Desktop

ArcGIS Explorer

Client Level

Data Level
Services

Databases

Files

Geodatabase

Centralized data repository

Survey

Addresses

Networks

Spatial relationships
Vectors

Multi-user access

Versioning

Security

Scalability

Annotation

3D Objects
Attibutes

Topology

Dimensions

Terrain

Geodatabase

Data

Parcels

CAD

Symbology
Imagery

Data Layers

Streets

Data

Data Layers

Parcels /
Building footprints

Data

Data Layers

Water pipes

Data

Data Layers

Hydrants

Data

Data Layers

Topologic
integration

Fire risk

Data

Topology

Branch of mathematics that studies geometry

from a qualitative perspective.

Topology describes the geometric relationships

of a given space.

A topologist is someone
that cant distinguish between a
cup of coffe and a doughnut

Data

Topology in our GIS

Defines the way different point, line or polygon layers

relate each other geometrically.

Two contour lines cant intersect

Two parcels cant overlap

Buildings must be within parcels

Data

Behavior in our GIS

Geometric features may have properties that represent

geographic objects.

Street network
(edges, junctions, turns, impedances)

Cadaster
(parcels, boundaries, nodes )

Data

Where to find data

ArcGIS.com
-

Free basemaps

Map templates

User Services

Data packages

Social Network

resources.esri.com
-

Code samples

References & Forums

Online Help

Data

Geographic Data

Clients

Visualization

Database query

Data preparation

Edit

Analysis / Modelling

Mapping

Client

Multiple users
Desktop
ArcMap
ArcGIS Explorer
ArcReader

Mobile
ArcGIS for iOS
ArcGIS for Android
ArcGIS for WPS
ArcGIS Mobile
ArcPad

Web
REST
Flex
Silverlight
Javascript

Client

GIS Analysis

Two-tier architecture
ArcGIS Desktop

ArcGIS Explorer

Client Level

Data Level
Services

Databases

Files

Two-tier architecture
ArcGIS Desktop

ArcGIS Explorer

Services

Databases

Files

Service-Oriented Architecture
ArcGIS Desktop

Mobile devices

ArcGIS Explorer

ArcGIS
for Server

Web Browsers

Corporate Apps.

Cloud GIS

Services

Files

Databases

Three-tier architecture
ArcGIS Desktop

Mobile devices

ArcGIS Explorer

Web Browsers

Client Level
ArcGIS
for Server

Server Level

Corporate Apps.

Cloud GIS

Data Level
Services

Files

Databases

GIS Services

SOAP

MXD

REST
KML
OGC

ArcGIS
for Server

Create

Server

Services

Share

Use

Service-oriented architecture

Publish

Ce
Central

Area

Department

Server

Web 2.0
Albums
Geolocation

Wikis
P2P

RSS

Web 2.0

Communities
Folksonomies
Blogs

Server

On-line
applications

Powering GIS
Tens of users
Research

Hundreds of users
GIS
Professionals

Thousands
of users

Millions
of users

Server

GIS Users

Society

Intelligent Web Maps

A GIS is

An information system
(hardware, software, data)
that allows us to apply lots of
analysis models
to any set of geographic data
in order to generate derived information
that can be explored as a map.

Geographic Information Systems

help us understand reality

answer questions about our world

and support us during decission-making.

Where to begin
A piece of advice

The

application of GIS is limited only

by the imagination of those who use it.
Jack Dangermond
Esri President & Founder

Thank You