<s>
A	O
Geographic	B-Application
Information	I-Application
System	I-Application
is	O
a	O
tool	O
for	O
mapping	O
and	O
analyzing	O
data	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Ichthyology	O
involves	O
many	O
areas	O
of	O
study	O
related	O
to	O
fishes	O
and	O
their	O
habitat	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
natural	O
habitat	B-Application
is	O
water	O
,	O
but	O
fish	O
are	O
dependent	O
upon	O
many	O
other	O
factors	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
GIS	B-Application
is	O
an	O
essential	O
tool	O
that	O
allows	O
immediate	O
visualization	O
of	O
all	O
data	O
present	O
and	O
to	O
accurately	O
interpret	O
impacts	O
of	O
habitat	B-Application
degradation	O
or	O
species	O
success	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
GIS	B-Application
is	O
useful	O
when	O
data	O
is	O
specific	O
to	O
a	O
location	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Serious	O
examinations	O
of	O
species	O
should	O
always	O
include	O
habitat	B-Application
because	O
habitat	B-Application
differences	O
create	O
changes	O
in	O
population	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Various	O
factors	O
relating	O
to	O
the	O
fish	O
life	O
cycle	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
food	O
sources	O
,	O
migration	O
patterns	O
,	O
changes	O
in	O
spawning	O
grounds	O
,	O
could	O
all	O
be	O
more	O
accurately	O
explained	O
and	O
documented	O
using	O
GIS	B-Application
versus	O
a	O
more	O
traditional	O
paper	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
One	O
of	O
the	O
biggest	O
advantages	O
in	O
using	O
GIS	B-Application
is	O
assimilating	O
information	O
and	O
using	O
it	O
to	O
highlight	O
significance	O
or	O
irrelevant	O
data	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Use	O
of	O
GIS	B-Application
increases	O
the	O
possible	O
integration	O
of	O
many	O
different	O
types	O
of	O
data	O
into	O
a	O
single	O
usable	O
resource	O
making	O
analysis	O
and	O
interpretation	O
easier	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
increasing	O
management	O
of	O
the	O
data	O
involved	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
GIS	B-Application
programs	O
improve	O
spatial	O
data	O
aspects	O
frequently	O
to	O
accurately	O
represent	O
substrate	O
,	O
habitat	B-Application
,	O
quality	O
or	O
other	O
various	O
factors	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Scientists	O
realize	O
the	O
need	O
for	O
a	O
GIS	B-Application
component	O
in	O
their	O
research	O
as	O
evidenced	O
by	O
the	O
founding	O
of	O
such	O
groups	O
as	O
Fishery-Aquatic	O
Research	O
Group	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
group	O
organizes	O
an	O
annual	O
symposium	O
with	O
the	O
expressed	O
goal	O
of	O
furthering	O
ichthyology	O
research	O
utilizing	O
GIS	B-Application
.	O
</s>
