What is GIS? The only explanation you need!

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🚀 Ready to move beyond desktop GIS? Step into the Spatial Lab: a global community for ambitious geospatial professionals who want to break out of outdated workflows and join the top 5% of the field. 👉 Join Spatial Lab: https://forrest.nyc/spatial-lab/ 🎓 Want structured, career-changing learning? 🚀 Modern GIS Accelerator: https://forrest.nyc/accelerator/ — master Python, Spatial SQL & cloud workflows in 2 weeks 🧭 Career Compass: https://forrest.nyc/career-compass/ — fast, practical steps to land the GIS role you want 🪄 AI Copilot for GIS: https://forrest.nyc/ai-copilot-for-gis/ — learn to integrate AI into your geospatial workflows & boost your productivity 📰 Weekly modern GIS insights: https://forrest.nyc ⚡️ Spots for the next live cohort and mentorship cycle are closing soon, join now to lock in your place and momentum. What is GIS? GIS (or geographic information systems) is an amazing technology that allows you to analyze the world around you and solve complex problems. This video takes a look at the history of GIS and where modern GIS is going today! 0:00 Intro 2:01 The history of GIS 2:42 What is GIS 3:51 Is GIS changing? 5:25 What is modern GIS? 7:29 Should I learn modern GIS? Some of the resources from the video and others to get started: GIS Defintions https://volaya.github.io/gis-book/en/Introduction.html https://education.nationalgeographic.org/resource/geographic-information-system-gis https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Geographic_information_system https://gisgeography.com/what-gis-geographic-information-systems/ GIS History https://volaya.github.io/gis-book/en/History.html https://gisgeography.com/history-of-gis/ https://www.gislounge.com/history-of-gis/ CONNECT WITH ME 📸 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/matt_forrest/ 💼 LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/mbforr/ 📧 Newsletter: https://forrest.nyc 🌐 Website: https://forrest.nyc #gis #geospatial #geography Other courses to get started with GIS, spatial data science, and data science (affiliate links): Geographic Information Systems (GIS) Specialization from UC Davis: https://imp.i384100.net/n1Kyxo Spatial Data Science and Applications from Yonsei University: https://imp.i384100.net/9W6E6W Python for Everybody from University of Michigan: https://imp.i384100.net/BX3P31 Remote Sensing Image Acquisition, Analysis and Applications: https://imp.i384100.net/Xxe4Ay