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Geographic information system: History, Applications & Products

A geographic information system (GIS) consists of integrated computer hardware and software that store, manage, analyze, edit, output, and visualize geographic data. Much of this often happens within a spatial database; however, this is not essential to meet the definition of a GIS. In a broader sense, one may consider such a system also to include human…

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Geographic information system topic overview

The analysis highlights History, Applications and Products as prominent areas in the source structure around Geographic information system. 1 topic appears in more than one source area, which can help identify connections that are less obvious in a linear reading.

Related topics
328
Source areas
9
Connected nodes
338
Extracted relationships
116
Related term clusters
81
Bridge connections
338

What this topic covers Research coverage

Source areas are shown by the number of related topics found in each part of the analysis. Use smaller areas too: they can reveal specialized angles and content gaps.

Overview · 93 topics
Spatial analysis · 56 topics
Geospatial data management · 48 topics
History and development · 42 topics
GIS software · 23 topics
Data output and cartography · 22 topics
Uses · 22 topics
Other aspects · 19 topics
Societal implications · 4 topics

Smaller areas are not necessarily less important. They contain fewer connections in this analysis and can be useful for finding specialized angles or coverage gaps.

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Overview

History and development

GIS software

Geospatial data management

Spatial analysis

Data output and cartography

Uses

Other aspects

Societal implications

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How Geographic information system connects Entity context

The extracted context around Geographic information system shows recurring relationship patterns in the source. For example, Geographic information system → ArcGIS Online, ArcGIS Pro, ArcMap, Autodesk, Esri's ArcGIS, GIS, GIS-specialized, GRASS GIS, Hadoop-GIS, HTTP, Internet, Internet GIS, MapGuide, MapInfo Professional, QGIS, SAAS, Starting Another extracted example is Geographic information system → Charles Picquet, French, GIS, One, Paris, Rapport, Roger Tomlinson, Seine. Use these groups to spot repeated connection types before inspecting the individual relationships.

Geographic information system

Top relations

related to GIS software · 17
Geographic information system → ArcGIS Online, ArcGIS Pro, ArcMap, Autodesk, Esri's ArcGIS, GIS, GIS-specialized, GRASS GIS, Hadoop-GIS, HTTP, Internet, Internet GIS, MapGuide, MapInfo Professional, QGIS, SAAS, Starting
related to history · 8
Geographic information system → Charles Picquet, French, GIS, One, Paris, Rapport, Roger Tomlinson, Seine
related to Cartographic modeling · 7
Geographic information system → Cartographic, Cartographic Modeling, Dana Tomlin, Geographic Information Systems, Operations, PhD, Tomlin

Important terminology

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Important terminology

gis data information analysis geographic spatial used software map also systems use maps system one applications database digital geospatial using

Geographic information system relationships Subject–Predicate–Object triples

TTTA extracted 116 structured relationships around Geographic information system. Examples in this analysis include forestry → instance of → as well as the natural sciences and QGIS → instance of → Other examples of GIS include Autodesk and MapInfo Professional and open-source programs. The table shows each extracted connection, where it came from and its confidence.

SubjectPredicateObjectConfidenceSrc
forestryinstance ofas well as the natural sciences0.80text
ecologyinstance ofas well as the natural sciences0.80text
and Earth scienceinstance ofas well as the natural sciences0.80text
QGISinstance ofOther examples of GIS include Autodesk and MapInfo Professional and open-source programs0.80text
GRASS GISinstance ofOther examples of GIS include Autodesk and MapInfo Professional and open-source programs0.80text
MapGuideinstance ofOther examples of GIS include Autodesk and MapInfo Professional and open-source programs0.80text
and Hadoop-GISinstance ofOther examples of GIS include Autodesk and MapInfo Professional and open-source programs0.80text
HTTP serversinstance ofsimilar to other server software0.80text
relational database management systemsinstance ofsimilar to other server software0.80text
enabling clients to have access to GIS datainstance ofsimilar to other server software0.80text
processing tools without having to install specialized desktop softwareinstance ofsimilar to other server software0.80text
ArcGIS Onlineinstance ofThis strategy has been extended through the Internet and development of cloud-based GIS platforms0.80text

Related concept clusters Related term clusters

The concept neighborhoods around Geographic information system bring nearby vocabulary together. In this analysis, examples include Information, Systems and System. Use the clusters to find adjacent concepts and terminology that may deserve separate research.

  • Geographic information system
    • Information
    • Systems
    • System
    • Gis
    • Data
    • Many
    • Database
    • Used
    • Software
    • Analysis
    • Public
    • Use
  • geographic information system
    • Information
    • Systems
    • System
    • Gis
    • Data
    • Software
    • Many
    • Public
    • Database
    • Management
    • Used
    • Analysis
  • software
    • Many
    • System
    • Development
    • Systems
    • Geospatial
    • Database
    • Mapping
    • Applications
    • Earth
    • Spatial
    • Public
    • Management
  • spatial analysis
    • Spatial
    • Data
    • Overlay
    • Used
    • Gis
    • Terrain
    • Geographic
    • Methods
    • System
    • Elevation
    • Maps
    • Use
  • spatial database
    • Management
    • Development
    • Information
    • Use
    • Many
    • Gis
    • Spatial
    • Software
    • System
    • Maps
    • Systems
    • Public
  • geographic information systems
    • Information
    • Systems
    • System
    • Gis
    • Data
    • Software
    • Many
    • Public
    • Database
    • Management
    • Used
    • Analysis
  • open data
    • Gis
    • Spatial
    • Geographic
    • Analysis
    • Information
    • Software
    • Systems
    • Use
    • Geospatial
    • Digital
    • System
    • Used
  • gis in environmental contamination
    • Information
    • Used
    • Software
    • Spatial
    • Systems
    • Also
    • Use
    • Analysis
    • System
    • Database
    • May
    • Applications

Connections between topic areas Semantic bridges

For Geographic information system, one of the stronger structural bridges in this analysis connects Geographic information system with Overview. Bridges highlight paths between different parts of the map and can reveal research angles that are easy to miss in a flat list.

Min side: 3
Geographic information system — Overview · splits 245 ⟂ 94
Geographic information system — Spatial analysis · splits 282 ⟂ 57
Geographic information system — Geospatial data management · splits 290 ⟂ 49
Geographic information system — History and development · splits 296 ⟂ 43
Geographic information system — GIS software · splits 315 ⟂ 24
Geographic information system — Data output and cartography · splits 316 ⟂ 23
Geographic information system — Uses · splits 316 ⟂ 23
Geographic information system — Other aspects · splits 319 ⟂ 20
Geographic information system — Societal implications · splits 334 ⟂ 5

Map overview Semantic statistics

Geographic information system

Nodes339
Edges338
Triples116
Avg. degree1.99
Density0.0059
Components1

Source & methodology

TTTA analyzes the structure around Geographic information system to surface related topics, entities, relationships, concept neighborhoods and bridge connections. Use the map to explore areas such as History, Applications & Products, including less central topics that may reveal useful research gaps. Automatically extracted connections are research leads rather than rewritten encyclopedia content.

Source: Wikipedia — Geographic information system · EN edition · Analysis: TopicsToTalkAbout

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