 | A geographic information system (GIS) consists of integrated computer hardware and software that store, manage, analyze, edit, output, and visualize geographic... 99 KB (13,047 words) - 12:42, 12 April 2024 |
A historical geographic information system (also written as historical GIS or HGIS) is a geographic information system that may display, store and analyze... 5 KB (652 words) - 17:31, 6 October 2023 |
support the use of a geographic information system, providing the ability to create, store, manage, query, analyze, and visualize geographic data, that is,... 29 KB (3,119 words) - 04:35, 14 February 2024 |
 | The Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) is a database of name and location information about more than two million physical and cultural features... 29 KB (3,557 words) - 15:37, 13 November 2023 |
An information system (IS) is a formal, sociotechnical, organizational system designed to collect, process, store, and distribute information. From a sociotechnical... 50 KB (5,872 words) - 14:43, 27 March 2024 |
geographic location or geographic position). It is also called geospatial data and information,[citation needed] georeferenced data and information,[citation... 3 KB (257 words) - 10:04, 8 March 2024 |
The Canada Geographic Information System (CGIS) was an early geographic information system (GIS) developed for the Government of Canada beginning in the... 5 KB (580 words) - 16:01, 24 August 2023 |
 | A geographic coordinate system (GCS) is a spherical or geodetic coordinate system for measuring and communicating positions directly on the Earth as latitude... 21 KB (2,380 words) - 18:12, 4 April 2024 |
The National Historical Geographic Information System (NHGIS) is a historical GIS project to create and freely disseminate a database incorporating all... 3 KB (289 words) - 04:35, 12 May 2021 |
opposed to being a geographic information system tool in and of itself. The field is also sometimes called geographical information science. British geographer... 9 KB (974 words) - 17:19, 13 April 2024 |