A geographic information system (GIS) consists of integrated computer hardware and software that store, manage, analyze, edit, output, and visualize geographic...

support the use of a geographic information system, providing the ability to create, store, manage, query, analyze, and visualize geographic data, that is,...

A historical geographic information system (also written as historical GIS or HGIS) is a geographic information system that may display, store and analyze...

The Canada Geographic Information System (CGIS) was an early geographic information system (GIS) developed for the Government of Canada beginning in the...

The Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) is a database of name and location information about more than two million physical and cultural features...

An information system (IS) is a formal, sociotechnical, organizational system designed to collect, process, store, and distribute information. From a sociotechnical...

geographic location or geographic position). It is also called geospatial data and information,[citation needed] georeferenced data and information,[citation...

opposed to being a geographic information system tool in and of itself. The field is also sometimes called geographical information science. British geographer...

A geographic coordinate system (GCS) is a spherical or geodetic coordinate system for measuring and communicating positions directly on Earth as latitude...

The National Historical Geographic Information System (NHGIS) is a historical GIS project to create and freely disseminate a database incorporating all...

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system integration. Open Source Geospatial Foundation (OSGeo) Geographic information system software GIS Live DVD "Defining methodology for selecting most...

geographers, such as remote sensing, cartography, and geographic information system. Narrowing down geography to a few key concepts is extremely challenging...

Geographic information retrieval (GIR) or geographical information retrieval systems are search tools for searching the Web, enterprise documents, and...

A network information system (NIS) is an information system for managing networks, such as electricity network, water supply network, gas supply network...

The China Historical Geographic Information System (CHGIS) is a Historical GIS project for creating a database of populated places and historical administrative...

Volunteered geographic information (VGI) is the harnessing of tools to create, assemble, and disseminate geographic data provided voluntarily by individuals...

reference systems are now a crucial basis for the sciences and technologies of Geoinformatics, including cartography, geographic information systems, surveying...

applications in cartography, surveying, navigation and geographic information systems. In geodesy, geographic coordinate conversion is defined as translation...

Geographic Resources Analysis Support System (commonly termed GRASS GIS) is a geographic information system (GIS) software suite used for geospatial data...

A Land Information System (LIS) is a geographic information system for cadastral and land-use mapping, typically used by local governments. A LIS consists...

The Institute of Geographical Information Systems (IGIS) was established by the National University of Sciences and Technology, Pakistan (NUST) to focus...

laboratory information management system (LIMS), sometimes referred to as a laboratory information system (LIS) or laboratory management system (LMS), is...

The BC Geographical Names (formerly BC Geographical Names Information System or BCGNIS) is a geographic name web service and database for the Canadian...

A hospital information system (HIS) is an element of health informatics that focuses mainly on the administrational needs of hospitals. In many implementations...

forum and oversight group for coordination efforts related to geographic information systems (GIS). AGIC identifies standards and implementation strategies...

distribution, storage, analysis, processing, presentation of geographic data or geographic information". Under another definition, it consists of products, services...

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public participation geographic information system (PPGIS) is a participatory approach to spatial planning and spatial information and communications management...

tasked with covering the areas of digital geographic information (such as used by geographic information systems) and geomatics. It is responsible for preparation...