Do you have questions about geographic information systems
(GIS)? Read the GIS FAQ for answers. Do Center for Spatial
Analysis (CSA) employees get to do any field work? Some CSA
employees do fieldwork; others do not do fieldwork. Much of the
data collected or created for the Marine Resource Geographic
Information System (MRGIS) requires careful "ground truthing"
(sampling in the field) to make sure the data are accurate
thematically and spatially. CSA is also involved in emergency
response to oil spills, fish kills, and other disasters. What is
GIS? GIS stands for Geographic Information System. GIS is a
computer-based tool that provides users with the technology to
reference complex spatial data to help understand and/or find
solutions for a variety of questions or problems. GIS is widely
used in business (e.g. real-estate offices, marketing firms),
environmental research and management (e.g. state agencies,
private research centers), urban planning (e.g. county tax
appraisers, regional planning councils), an