Sterling BrownJonathan PostonLavonnia McCoy

Drew Spence

• GIS is a Geographical Information System that integrates hardware, software, and data for capturing, managing, analyzing, and displaying all forms of geographically referenced information.

Map of Pollution Sites in theElizabeth City Area 2005

Map of Pollution Sites in the 

 Elizabeth City Area 2008

Comparison of Pollution Sites in the Elizabeth City Area

• GIS mapping can be used to identify possible pollution sites in Elizabeth City.

• Pollution in water occurs in areas of development.

• Some problems may be that there are not proper disposal areas.

What we know

G.I.S and Pollution 

Sources of pollution...

Leaky septic systems

Septic Tanks in North Carolina

Animal waste

Hog Farms in Pasquotank County

Homeless and pollution ...

  " Northeastern High School students walked to the retention pond at the Port Elizabeth Center to complete water quality tests. Noticing a trail in the woods near the pond, a small group of students asked for permission to see where the trail lead... It lead to the startling discovery that people were living in the woods, surviving on food from the garbage and making a home out of discarded cardboard." This homelees people pulling trash form local business dumping trash. GIS can be used to local this problem."

GIS and Hurricanes

•A hurricane’s storm surge can cause serious flooding as well as pollution. • The pollution comes from debris flowing into the water as the flooding recedes. • The elevation map allows you to see where flooding will occur.

Uses of GIS Relating to Pollution  • Used to locate sources of pollution and show

where pollution is worse 

Recommendations

• Use GIS to track which facilites have a license to give off waste

• More use of GIS technology to help lessen the effect of natural disasters

 WORK CITED• http://www.gis.com/

whatisgis/• http://

mjenkins.nhs.googlepages.com/homelessinec

• http://mmt.cs.ecsu.edu/nia_photo_library/08summer/080616bw/index3.html

•  http://oaspub.epa.gov/enviro/lrt_viewer.map_page?sys_acrnm=PCS&sys_id=NCG020412

• http://www.tendringdc.gov.uk

• www.hickerphoto.com

• www.liverpool.nsw.gov.au

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Recommend GIS Uses

• Use GIS to find potential Purchasing Development Rights (PDR)• Use GIS to plan development activities that

• minimize the amount of impervious surface• maximize the amount of vegetated open space • Use GIS to limit the amount and kinds of pollutants released into the water

• Use GIS to evaluate development on the watershed basin

Pictures from Collection Slides