ArcGIS has both many advantages and disadvantages. Its huge
capacity and attention to detail make it incredibly applicable and useful, but
this same complexity can limit its audience.
Regardless of these pitfalls though, ArcGIS’s storage capacity and the
number of different things its users can look of and express with the software
is amazing. I was in awe of how much
data and different types of data are available through the software, and as I worked
through the tutorial I was excited and a little intimidated about using the
software for a variety of applications.
In addition to providing so much information, ArcGIS lets that information be presented in a clear and professional way. The editor tool bar and ability to set colors and positions in every map, graph, and poster let the data appear clean and easy to read. By editing and organizing the information, ArcGIS presentations can be accessible and understandable to individuals of varying knowledge and experience who can benefit the information.
Although ArcGIS is incredibly useful and informative; in some cases it can only benefit a certain group of people. Both creating and reading ArcGIS maps and all of the information stored in the entities’ attributes require a significant level of computer literacy. Individuals without high computer skills cannot take full advantage of ArcGIS’s expansive and intricate information and capabilities. ArcGIS probably needs to be computer intensive to be able to do everything it does, but even so, it excludes a group of people who could potentially have high geospatial or social knowledge and insight that could greatly benefit society when applied to GIS technology.
ArcGIS software is incredibly expensive and constantly being updated. The high cost of the software further excludes individuals who may have useful geographic knowledge and/or computer skills but are unable to afford ArcGIS. ArcGIS’s price in combination with its prevalence in the GIS field to some extent make GIS an elite field, requiring individuals to have experience with the expensive program and companies to buy the software. The fact that ArcGIS constantly releases new versions requires that individuals and companies must continue purchasing and learning to use the software.
In addition to providing so much information, ArcGIS lets that information be presented in a clear and professional way. The editor tool bar and ability to set colors and positions in every map, graph, and poster let the data appear clean and easy to read. By editing and organizing the information, ArcGIS presentations can be accessible and understandable to individuals of varying knowledge and experience who can benefit the information.
Although ArcGIS is incredibly useful and informative; in some cases it can only benefit a certain group of people. Both creating and reading ArcGIS maps and all of the information stored in the entities’ attributes require a significant level of computer literacy. Individuals without high computer skills cannot take full advantage of ArcGIS’s expansive and intricate information and capabilities. ArcGIS probably needs to be computer intensive to be able to do everything it does, but even so, it excludes a group of people who could potentially have high geospatial or social knowledge and insight that could greatly benefit society when applied to GIS technology.
ArcGIS software is incredibly expensive and constantly being updated. The high cost of the software further excludes individuals who may have useful geographic knowledge and/or computer skills but are unable to afford ArcGIS. ArcGIS’s price in combination with its prevalence in the GIS field to some extent make GIS an elite field, requiring individuals to have experience with the expensive program and companies to buy the software. The fact that ArcGIS constantly releases new versions requires that individuals and companies must continue purchasing and learning to use the software.
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