Geographic Information System Computer software that allows spatial data to be viewed, manipulated, and printed
Geographic Information System A geographic information system is a computer-based tool that maps and analyzes features and events that occur on the earth The Reedy River Corridor Study team is using GIS data to map and analyze the river corridor (back to top)
Geographic Information System A computer software system with which spatial information (eg maps) can be captured, stored, analyzed, displayed and retrieved
Geographic Information System; a computerized data management system designed to capture, store, retrieve, analyze and report geographic and demographic information
Geographic Information System Specialized database for storing and manipulating geographic information
Geographical Information System A database of information which is geographically orientated, usually with an associated visualization system
Geographic Information Systems (GIS) are information management systems tied to geographic data Various types of data sets, such as hydrology, road networks, urban mapping, land cover, and demographic data can contain hundreds of pieces of information about a specific feature all tied together geographically to provide spatial context
Geographic Information System A geographic information system is a computer-based tool for mapping and analyzing things that exist and events that happen on earth GIS technology integrates common database operations such as query and statistical analysis with the unique visualization and geographic analysis benefits offered by maps These abilities distinguish GIS from other information systems and make it valuable to a wide range of public and private enterprises for explaining events, predicting outcomes, and planning strategies
Geographic Information Systems "Decision support system involving the integration of spatially referenced data in a problem solving environment (Cowen 1988)"
Geographical Information Systems: combination of software and database structure in which each record contains location information coded in such a way (i e , geo-coded) that facilitate displaying information on data maps
Geographic information system An organized collection of computer hardware, software, geographic data, and personnel designed to efficiently capture, store, update, manipulate, analyze, and display all forms of geographically referenced information
Geographic Information System, an information system that is designed to work with data referenced by spatial or geographic coordinates In other words, a GIS is both a database system with specific capabilities for spatially referenced data, as well as a set of operations for working [analysis] with the data
Geographical Information Systems organize information indexed by location, made possible by the use of the Global Positioning System (GPS) satellites and the computational systems
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() From the military term GIS, "general impression and shape"