How Does Lee County Use Geographic Information System (GIS) Technology?
GIS stands for Geographic Information Systems. A GIS stores, analyzes and visualizes data for geographic positions on Earth’s surface.
It’s a computer-based tool that examines spatial relationships, patterns and trends in geography.
GIS mapping produces visualizations of geospatial information. The 4 main ideas of Geographic Information Systems (GIS) are:
Create geographic data.
Manage it in a database.
Analyze and find patterns.
Display it on a map.
Because viewing and analyzing data on maps impacts our understanding of data, we can make better decisions using GIS. Explore how Lee County leverages GIS technology by visiting our Maps & Apps Gallery at https://www.leegov.com/gis/maps.