GIS Video Stories

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If a picture is worth a thousand words, a moving picture can help us gain broader insights about GIS in a focused format. Below are a number of links to stories related to how people use GIS.

GIS Overviews

• What Is GIS?
• Layers of Our World

GIS in Specific Industries

Agriculture

• GIS and Agriculture

Government

• GIS and Elections (in Maricopa County, AZ)
• GIS in G-Government
• GIS in Local Government (Fort Collins, CO)
• GIS in Local Government (Sacramento, CA)

Homeland Security

• Risk Assessment with GIS
• Threat Preparedness with GIS

Law Enforcement

• GIS and Law Enforcement
• GIS on CBS's The District

Public Safety

• GIS and Emergency Management (Real-Time Mapping E-Team)
• GIS and Health Surveillance (Disease Control)
• GIS and Wildland Firefighting (Southern California MAST)
• GIS and Transportation Safety (Bridge Inspection)
• Pandemic Flu: Prepare or Panic (Disease Control) [VIDEO]

Utilities

• GIS Technology for Your Enterprise—Energy users tell how GIS helped them solve their problems.