The components of GIS are:
1. Data : Geographical data can be divided into 3
- Spatial data Any data which is associated with a specific geographical location, eg Locating of India, Bangalore city, KRS dam.
- Attribute/Non-spatial data Any data which is not associated with a specific geographical location.
- Continous data The data which have no discrete boundaries like soil, atmospheric temperature and land elevation.
2. Software : There are the programmes designed to run the computer. However, GIS is designed to collect, store, process geographical data and construct maps.
3. Hardware : Hardware comprises storing and processing devices like central process unit, monito, key board, mouse, printer, scanner etc…
4. People : This component consists of the skilled people who involve in data capturing, processing and analyzing.
5. Analysis : It involves the processing of GIS data with various analyses so as to get meaningful information.
