Example sentences of "[art] [noun] of a gis " in BNC.
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| 1 | If the spatial feature of interest is linear ( such as a boundary , river , a railway or a pipeline ) then the user of a GIS may wish to generate buffer zones on either side of the linear feature . |
| 2 | Of course , the user of a GIS would not be concerned exclusively with relative or absolute location to the exclusion of the attributes of the spatial entities , nor would he or she be interested solely in the non-spatial characteristics ( the attributes ) of the spatial entities . |
| 3 | Are there any problems and pitfalls connected with data sources facing the user of a GIS ? |
| 4 | These include snow and ice hazards , where impacts on transport and the need to plan road salting or gritting strategies are obvious ( see Perry et al. 1986 for the beginnings of a GIS approach ) . |
| 5 | The development of a GIS capable of storing and manipulating the volumes of data required for a global research programme is still some way off , but smaller GIS have been used to attempt to provide at least a beginning . |
| 6 | Hence , the use of a GIS with a GUI can only improve user productivity in ‘ use ’ factors , for example by increasing the speed of use and reducing errors , and may only help the user with a previously substantial knowledge of GIS . |
| 7 | As the volume of digital data becomes larger , and the pressures on the environment increase , so the use of a GIS to evaluate alternative planning strategies will become more cost-effective . |
| 8 | Hence , the ability of a GIS to transform map data quickly from one map projection to another is essential if multi-source and multi-temporal data are used . |
| 9 | It may also be true that ‘ ease of use ’ can influence the quality of work done and the effectiveness of a GIS as a decision support system . |
| 10 | The effectiveness of a GIS in assisting policy and investment decision-making is related to the accuracy of the accident data it is analysing and this is especially true for particular initiatives including Safe Travel to School and AIP work . |
| 11 | However , the implementation of a GIS user interface involves considerably more than the improvement of the human-computer interaction ( HCI ) process . |