1. November 15, 2017
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2. What is GIS? GIS stands for geographic information systems
GIS shows, in layers, the location of people, places, and things

4. Businesses Using GIS: Asking the Question of Where?

5. Major GIS Industries Business Defense & Intelligence Education
Government
Health & Human Services
Mapping & Charting
Natural Resources
Public Safety
Transportation
Utilities & Communications
Chesapeake Public Schools uses GIS for administrative purposes: attendance zone boundaries, demographics, school bus routing, tracking residential development, and school building utilization.
Chesapeake Public Schools also uses GIS in the classroom: AP Geography, Geospatial Technologies, and interactive GIS web applications for various subjects.

6. Chesapeake Public Schools’ GIS Web Apps for Classroom Use
World History & Geography
Civics
Environmental Science
Ancient River Valley Civilizations
2016 US Presidential Elections
National & Local Watersheds