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GIS, in plain words.
Short notes from gas-utility map work. What GIS is, where people use it, and the tools that show up on most teams.
- How Atmos Energy uses GIS
What I actually did with Atmos maps — service lines, as-builts, and a hold when they did not match.
- ArcGIS in plain words
What people mean when a job posting says ArcGIS.
- Checking a service line on the map
Three things to compare, and when to stop.
- What an as-built is
The drawing that has to agree with the map before you post.
- GE Smallworld
The utility system I used for Atmos service-line records.
- QGIS, the free option
You can learn the same map habits without an Esri license.
- GIS tools most companies use
A short list of the programs that show up on most map teams.
- How a gas utility uses GIS
The map is the record of mains, services, and what the crew last installed.
- Common uses of GIS
The same idea shows up anywhere a location has to stay tied to a fact.
- What GIS is
A map, plus the details stored on each line and point.