A geographic information system is a system designed to capture, store, manipulate, analyze, manage, and present all types of geographical data. The acronym GIS is sometimes used for geographical information science or geospatial information studies to refer to the academic discipline or career of working with geographic information systems. In the simplest terms, GIS is the merging of cartography, statistical analysis, and database technology.
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Organizations in this sector:
- Arizona Geographic Information Council ,
- Association of Geographic Information Laboratories for Europe ,
- European Petroleum Survey Group ,
- Geographic information systems in China ,
- Minecode GIS ,
- Open Geospatial Consortium ,
- Open Source Geospatial Foundation ,
- Pakgis ,
- Society for Conservation GIS ,
- Land Information New Zealand
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- Yahoo! ,
- Microsoft ,
- Autodesk ,
- MapInfo ,
- Smallworld ,
- Intergraph ,
- ESRI ,
- Local Knowledge Consulting ,
- Tele Atlas
Also known as:
- Geomatics,
- GIS
