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Geographic information systems

Water Environment Research, 1996
Geographic 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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Geographical Information Systems

2011
Unlike 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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Geographic information systems

Progress in Human Geography, 1988
Geographic 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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Geographic Information Systems

2020
The chapter presents the geographic information systems. A geographic information system (GIS) is a computer system that allows various sources to gather and organize, manage, analyze and combine, develop, and present geographically located information contributing in particular to the management from space.
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Geographic information systems

ITNOW, 1989
Abstract For many centuries a variety of means have been used to represent the earth’s surface and associated environment. Early maps were usually intended to guide travellers from one place to another and used pictorial representations of the route. But increasingly other information was added to the map.
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Geographical Information Systems

Geographical Review, 1993
From 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
Michael N. DeMers   +3 more
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