1b: Ch 1, Getting to Know Web GIS

Come to class on Jan 26 prepared to discuss the following questions:

Why do we use GIS?
What advantages does integrating GIS with the web provide for the reasons stated above?
What is the difference between ArcGIS Online and ArcGIS Enterprise?
Do you recall your first interaction with web-based GIS? What was it?
How has Web GIS changed in terms of the flow of information?
What impact might Web GIS have on issues of equity?
What is IoT and how might Web GIS respond to its growth and development?
What are some important considerations when hosting content on a Web GIS portal?
What are the different types or categories of content? Why do you think they are organized this way?
Design, in your mind, a web app: What does it do? What components does it have?