A geographic information system (GIS) consists of integrated computer hardware and software that store, manage, analyze, edit, output, and visualize geographic...
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A historical geographic information system (also written as historical GIS or HGIS) is a geographic information system that may display, store and analyze...
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The Canada Geographic Information System (CGIS) was an early geographic information system (GIS) developed for the Government of Canada beginning in the...
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support the use of a geographic information system, providing the ability to create, store, manage, query, analyze, and visualize geographic data, that is,...
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geographic location or geographic position). It is also called geospatial data and information,[citation needed] georeferenced data and information,[citation...
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The Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) is a database of name and location information about more than two million physical and cultural features...
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An information system (IS) is a formal, sociotechnical, organizational system designed to collect, process, store, and distribute information. From a sociotechnical...
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opposed to being a geographic information system tool in and of itself. The field is also sometimes called geographical information science. British geographer...
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A geographic coordinate system (GCS) is a spherical or geodetic coordinate system for measuring and communicating positions directly on Earth as latitude...
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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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China portal Geography portal Canada Geographic Information System China Historical Geographic Information System Geographic information system Geoinformatics...
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system integration. Open Source Geospatial Foundation (OSGeo) Geographic information system software GIS Live DVD "Defining methodology for selecting most...
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geographers, such as remote sensing, cartography, and geographic information system. Narrowing down geography to a few key concepts is extremely challenging...
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Geographic information retrieval (GIR) or geographical information retrieval systems are search tools for searching the Web, enterprise documents, and...
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Volunteered geographic information (VGI) is the harnessing of tools to create, assemble, and disseminate geographic data provided voluntarily by individuals...
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A network information system (NIS) is an information system for managing networks, such as electricity network, water supply network, gas supply network...
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The China Historical Geographic Information System (CHGIS) is a Historical GIS project for creating a database of populated places and historical administrative...
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reference systems are now a crucial basis for the sciences and technologies of Geoinformatics, including cartography, geographic information systems, surveying...
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applications in cartography, surveying, navigation and geographic information systems. In geodesy, geographic coordinate conversion is defined as translation...
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GRASS GIS (redirect from Geographic Resources Analysis Support System)
Geographic Resources Analysis Support System (commonly termed GRASS GIS) is a geographic information system (GIS) software suite used for geospatial data...
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The Institute of Geographical Information Systems (IGIS) was established by the National University of Sciences and Technology, Pakistan (NUST) to focus...
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A Land Information System (LIS) is a geographic information system for cadastral and land-use mapping, typically used by local governments. A LIS consists...
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laboratory information management system (LIMS), sometimes referred to as a laboratory information system (LIS) or laboratory management system (LMS), is...
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The BC Geographical Names (formerly BC Geographical Names Information System or BCGNIS) is a geographic name web service and database for the Canadian...
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A hospital information system (HIS) is an element of health informatics that focuses mainly on the administrational needs of hospitals. In many implementations...
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forum and oversight group for coordination efforts related to geographic information systems (GIS). AGIC identifies standards and implementation strategies...
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Geomatics (redirect from Spatial information science)
distribution, storage, analysis, processing, presentation of geographic data or geographic information". Under another definition, it consists of products, services...
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Modern Geography Earth system science Environmental science Environmental studies Geographic information science Geographic information system Geophysics...
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Participatory GIS (redirect from Public participation geographic information system)
public participation geographic information system (PPGIS) is a participatory approach to spatial planning and spatial information and communications management...
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Address geocoding (redirect from Geographic coding)
makes use of data from a street geographic information system where the street network is already mapped within the geographic coordinate space. Each street...
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