What is Geographic Information Systems (GIS)

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A type of system designed to capture, store, manipulate, analyse, manage, and display all forms of geographic information. Learn more in: Representation of Geographic Phenomena

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A set of information technology tools to collect, store, analyze, and display spatial information. Learn more in: Participatory Mapping, E-Participation, and E-Governance: Applications in Environmental Policy

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The computer hardware and software that supports the management and analysis of spatial information. Learn more in: Interrelationships between Web-GIS and E-Collaboration Research

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Technology operating towards the mapping of information; GIS platforms collect, analyze, and disseminate multiple data sets within a single, layered geo-spatial representation. Learn more in: Technology and Created Spaces: Reframing Interpretations of Public Art through Digital Augmentation

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An information system that can be used to store, query, analyze, and visualize trajectory data and maps generated by drones. Learn more in: Drones in Healthcare: An Extended Discussion on Humanitarian Logistics

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Is a system designed to capture, store, manipulate, analyze, manage, and present all types of geographical data. Geographical data are all kind of objects linked to a location. GIS are known to be effective in the management of large amount of data on large surface. Learn more in: Urban Information Modeling Combining BIM and GIS

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Provide users the ability to display and manipulate data with interactive mapping software; to query a database to perform spatial analysis or communicate specific information about a location. Data gathered can be tailored to perform critical functions in many disciplines. Learn more in: Layering Learning – Geographic Information Systems (GIS): Advancing Educational Methods in the Digital Age

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Refer to systems that deal with data linked to one location at least. Common usage for GIS is more or less realistic representation of the spatial environment based on geometric primitives, sometimes associated to attributes. The concept encompasses software, data, equipment and expertise related to the use of these. Learn more in: SIGA3D: Semantic Combination of IFC and GIS to Support Urban Facilities Management

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A computer system designed to allow users to collect, manage, and analyze large volumes of spatially referenced information and associated attribute data. Learn more in: Organizational Data Warehousing

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There are different opinions about the definition of GIS. What is common to these definitions found in the literature is that GIS is a systematic way of capture, capture, store, manipulate and displaying geospatial data and this process consist of implementation of software, hardware, data and human skill. For example, ESRI defined a GIS as computer-based technology for mapping and analyzing things that exist and events that happen on earth. The science and technology of GIS involve query and statistical analysis of database for unique visualization of issues relating to the earth surface. NASA viewed GIS as “an integrated system of computer hardware, software, and trained personnel linking topographic, demographic, utility, facility, image and other resource data that is geographically referenced.” Learn more in: Geoinformatics in Eco-Climatic Studies

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The set of hardware and software for the capturing, input, storage, organization, visualization and analysis of spatial data, i.e., any data which can be linked to a spatial location. Learn more in: Mapping the Chromosome through a Novel Use of GIS and Spatial Analysis

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A software application that allows spatial data stored in a database to be managed, analyzed and displayed. A GIS is a geographical database that integrates spatial and chart data, showing them graphically on maps. These systems are often used in geography and in urban, territorial and landscape management studies. They have recently been used in archaeology to aid site mapping, excavation management and forecast analysis. Learn more in: The SIArch-Univaq: An Architectural Information System for Cultural Heritage