About GIS in the UK College of Agriculture
The GIS homepage is an attempt to provide a comprehensive
view of GIS in the College of Agriculture, University of
Kentucky and the world. Appreciation is extended to the
organizations and Universities that have provided information
in this compendium. The GIS homepage was produced by Ms.
Susan Ware, staff member in the Ag. Weather Center.
GIS is an acronym for geographic information systems, the
computer technology for managing, manipulating and analyzing
geographic spatial data. Researched for decades, practical use
of GIS has been made possible just in the last few years by
astounding advances in computers. GIS is much more advanced
than computer-aided design (CAD) or any other spatial data
system, with applications appearing wherever geographically
distributed information is used and that's almost everywhere
in business, University and government sectors.
In the UK College of Agriculture, GIS software and computer
access is available in the Agricultural Weather Center in
Department of Biosystems and Agricultural Engineering to
assist research, extension and teaching to utilize this
new tool in Kentucky.
Contact the Ag. Weather Center at (606)257-3000 Ext. 206.