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- 1. Running head: GIS 1 GIS 2 Project Foundations of Geographic Information Systems (Proposal) Name Institutional Affiliation Date of Submission Project Foundations of Geographic Information Systems (Proposal) Research Problem to be Solved Natural Resource Management-This Research Proposal focuses on how the Geographic Information Systems software facilitates or helps in the management of Natural Resources. (GIS on the Natural Resource management). It was found that the population, especially those of the major cities around the world, keeps on growing day by day; as a result, most cities are experiencing expansion pressure of accommodating the massive influx. This Proposal, therefore, looks at how the GIS software
- 2. can be utilized in the identification as well as the assessment of spatial patterns of the existing city as well as identification of the appropriate areas that can be used for urban expansion. Data The primary data to be used for this project will be the population data. This data is readily available and is found in various census archives such as the U.S. census archives. This data, therefore, may be entered as different layers onto the satellite images recorded for the city under consideration. Also, the research will require high-resolution satellite data, which will be for the coverage maps of the selected region; however, this data is quite accessible mostly in digital format, because the NASA, as well as other prominent satellite imaging organizations, may be able to provide this data. Various GIS equipment may also be required in this case; some of them might include the DEM input maps of the land-use in the selected region. The satellite image maps may offer the instrument. Besides, the GIS software will also incorporate the habitat data. After preliminary research into the identification and needs of such species for their ideal habitat (Tomaszewski, 2014). References Tomaszewski, B. (2014). Geographic Information Systems (GIS) for Disaster Management. Boca Raton, FL: CRC Press.