Queries a GIS Can Answer

WHAT exists here
e.g. forest attributes municipal ownership
WHERE are specific conditions
e.g. all forest stands over 10 metres high, all houses owned by person x
WHAT HAS CHANGED (over time)
e.g. areas harvested between then and now houses increased in price by > 50%
HOW are patterns related
e.g. harvested watersheds and stream water quality, traffic accidents and road surfaces
WHAT IF .. (modelling)
e.g. climate warmed by 2 degrees (habitats), avalanche took out section of road (network)