The open source geographic information system, QGIS, at version 2.6 now rivals even the most expensive commercial GIS software in both functionality and usability. It is also a showcase of the best geospatial open source technology available. It is not just a project in itself, but the marriage of dozens of open source projects in a single, clean interface. Geospatial technology is not just the…
This chapter is an overview of geospatial analysis. We will see how geospatial technology is currently impacting our world with a case study of one of the worst disease epidemics that the world has ever seen and how geospatial analysis helped stop the deadly virus in its tracks. Next, we'll step through the history of geospatial analysis, which predates computers and even paper maps! Then, we'l…