First Type Of Technology Used By Geographers

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The first type technology used by geographers is called GIS. This stands for Global Information System. How GIS works is a machine finds the location of an object relative to earth, records the position, takes a picture of the object, and finally the machine puts all of the information together so you can later extract images of certain locations on earth. This is useful because through GIS, geographers can get information about specific places on earth much easier than it would be going to the place themselfs. The second instance of technology used by geographers is called GPS. GPS means Global Positioning System. In order for GPS to work, it has 3 main systems. The first is Satellites. They were launched into Earth’s orbit, and can send