Spatial Data
Transfer Standard (SDTS)
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Adopted
by US as Federal Information Processing Standard(FIPS)
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SDTS:
self-contained standard intended for transfer of spatial data
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ESRI(ArcINFO),LEICA(ErdasIMAGINE),
Intergraph and MapInfo
GIS application and
software
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Military
Government
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Real
Estate in past decade and today
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Decision
making applications for large and small companies
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Environment
science
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City
planning, navigation, transportation, emergency services, law enforcement,
census tracking
Variety of products
interact with GIS
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ArcInfo of ESRI – editing of data and advanced
analysis tools
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ArcGis by ESRI – simple map making, report and
analysis
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ArcPad from ESRI - Provides mapping and data collections
Mobile is integrated with GIS and
GPS
Example of GIS
Software
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ArcInfo
– designed for mini computers
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GeoDatabase
These software are the products of ESRI(Environmental Systems Research
Institute)
