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Geographic information systems
2004A geographic information system (GIS) is a computer hardware and software information system designed to capture, edit, manage, house, manipulate, analyze, and display georeferenced data. It comprises high-resolution scientific visualization capabilities, large-capacity electronic storage devices, efficient and effective structures for data storage and
Sartaj Sahni, Daryush D. Mehta
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Geographic information systems
Water Environment Research, 1996Geographic Information Systems (GIS) and relational database management system technology have increasingly provided a foundation for integration and analyses of water environment data in context with other geographically related data.. While large scale GIS projects can pose expensive undertakings, an ever-widening variety of applications are ...
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Geographic information systems
Progress in Human Geography, 1988Geographic information systems (GISs) are defined as software systems. In this article, the relationships between GIS and other activities having to do with geographic information are reviewed. The use of GIS in social and behavioral sciences is discussed as an increasingly essential component of the research infrastructure and as a tool for acquiring ...
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Geographical Information Systems
2011Unlike contagious diseases such as influenza, injury is not spatially contagious. Yet, its occurrence is clearly influenced by locational factors. Reducing injury has to do with understanding the underlying spatial relationships beyond simple mapping.
Yao, S, Loo, BPY
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Geological Society, London, Engineering Geology Special Publications, 2001Definition of Geographical Information Systems (GIS) GIS software can be used to manipulate and display spatial information. Burrough & McDonnell (1998, p. 11) provide a number of definitions of GIS, based upon the concepts of the toolbox, database and organizational systems. Examples of each include:
C. P. Nathanail, A. Symonds
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Journal of the Surveying and Mapping Division, 1980 The impetus for the development of GIS technologies is derived primarily from the fact that traditional manual techniques for the derivation, organization, storage and use of spatial data are no longer sufficient to meet the demands and expectations placed on such activities.
Richard J. Heil, William E. Gates
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Geographic Information Systems
2003Geographic information systems provide powerful tools that can enable public health practitioners to analyze and visualize data and to make informed decisions in a timely and relevant manner. Since the publication of the first edition of Public Health Informatics and Information Systems, GIS has become increasingly more accessible and widely used.
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Geographic Information Systems
2000Geographic information is information about phenomena occurring above, on, and below the earth’s surface. Geographic information is represented in maps. A map contains geographic objects, such as land parcels, rivers, and roads, that are related to the same geographic area.
Gabriel M. Kuper, Michel Scholl
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Geographic Information Systems and Geomatics [PDF]
, 2013 The role of spatial data for decision making has increased the need for geographic information systems. This chapter starts by briefly describing the theory of geographic information systems. After that we present the interactions of geographic information systems with remote sensing and global navigation,
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Geographical Information Systems
Geographical Review, 1993From the Publisher: Integrating theory and practice, it takes a look at GIS from the dual perspective of information systems and the applications of GIS in business. Considers the development of GIS from specialist geographical systems to business information systems supporting organizational needs. Also examines the contributions that GIS can make to
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