Geographical information systems

Definition (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Geographical_Information_Systems)

A geographic information system (GIS) is a system designed to capture, store, manipulate, analyze, manage, and present all types of geographical data. The acronym GIS is sometimes used for geographical information science or geospatial information studies to refer to the academic discipline or career of working with geographic information systems and is a large domain within the broader academic discipline of Geoinformatics. In the simplest terms, GIS is the merging of cartography, statistical analysis, and computer science technology. (Wikipedia)

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GIS

Approved Date
09-Aug-2013

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