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Hardware
A world of components
 User interface of a mobile GIS (GPS receiver included) |
While hardware was once the main limiting factor in a GIS implementation because of its high cost, large size and low computing
power, this is no longer the case. In the same way the hardware's capabilities have almost been exponentially increasing,
the costs and size have been decreasing. Today a GIS can be run on a simple desktop computer system without the need for a
 mainframe anymore. Today, the limiting factors are more often the amount of time needed for data collection and management. The hardware components required to run a GIS can be divided into three general categories according to specific tasks of the system. In this unit, we present what these tasks are and which components are generally needed to solve them. Specific tasks may still need additional components. |
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