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Geographic information system

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.

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GIS software

Geospatial data management

Spatial analysis

Data output and cartography

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Geographic information system

Nodes340
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related to Further reading · 51
Geographic information system → An Introduction, Ann Arbor, Berlin, Boca Raton, Bolstad, Burrough, Carver, Cornelius, CRC Press, Data Logging, DeMers, Duckham, Edition, Francis, Fundamental, Fundamentals, Geographic Information Systems, Geographical Information Systems, GIS, GIS Fundamentals
related to GIS software · 21
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, Other, QGIS, SAAS, Starting, The, These
related to history · 9
Geographic information system → Charles Picquet, French, GIS, One, Paris, Rapport, Roger Tomlinson, Seine, While
related to Cartographic modeling · 7
Geographic information system → Cartographic, Cartographic Modeling, Dana Tomlin, Geographic Information Systems, Operations, PhD, Tomlin
related to External links · 4
Geographic information system → Geographic, Media, Wikimedia Commons, Wiktionary-logo-en-v2

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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

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