Geographic Information Systems
The above soil drainage map was derived from geological records supplied by the Government of Canada and can be used for hydrological modelling.
Geographic Information Systems (GIS) do more than map the world around us. GIS can be used for types of data analyses that could not be done by other means. By using the spatial component of data (in the form of longitude and latitude, the 3-dimensional Cartesian co-ordinates within a given datum, street address or even postal code) information can be extracted from databases and the world around us that would otherwise be hidden.
Analysis that we can help you with include:
- Network Analysis including road networks and geometric networks,
- GIS tool customization,
- Orthorectification and georeferencing,
- Raster to vector conversion,
- GeoMarketing,
- Digital Elevation Model (DEM) creation.
- Maps,
- Temporal visualization of data,
- 3-dimensional fly-throughs.
In the natural and earth sciences, GIS can be customized to fit a particular need. GeoSynopics has helped to develop a GIS based Storm Surge and Climate Change application that uses a combination of connectivity, sea level rise, and storm surge return intervals (based on tide records) to determine probabilities of inundation for a given coastal area. This application can be coupled with GIS based land use maps, land value maps, road networks or any other feature of interest to determine potential loss in real dollar values.