Washington Technology: GIS among top 20 disruptive technologies
Washington Technology lists “20 technologies that disrupted an industry.” While the intro suggests the list goes back 20 years, some are clearly older including:
Geographic Information Systems
Before Google Earth became the hip way to swoop down and see any geographical place on the planet, there was GIS. Installed in federal, state, tribal and local government, it lets people relate different information in a spatial context and reach conclusions about the relationship.
Question: If not for Google Earth, would GIS be on the list?
by Adena Schutzberg on 09/06 at 06:19 AM |
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