Geographic Information Systems (GIS)

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computer software geospatial technology information system spatial analysis tool

Geographic Information Systems (GIS) are computer-based tools and methods for capturing, storing, analyzing, and visualizing spatial and geographic data to support mapping and decision-making.

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Geographic Information Systems 0
GIS 2
ArcGIS 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf computer software ⓘ
geospatial technology ⓘ
information system ⓘ
spatial analysis tool ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Geographic Information Systems (GIS) ⓘ
surface form: GIS
appliedIn agriculture ⓘ
defense ⓘ
environmental science ⓘ
forestry ⓘ
government ⓘ
public health ⓘ
real estate ⓘ
telecommunications ⓘ
transportation ⓘ
urban planning ⓘ
utilities management ⓘ
canIntegrate GPS data ⓘ
census data ⓘ
remote sensing imagery ⓘ
survey data ⓘ
developedFrom computer cartography ⓘ
land information systems ⓘ
enables geospatial intelligence ⓘ
location-based services development ⓘ
spatial decision support ⓘ
fieldOfStudy geographic information science ⓘ
hasComponent data input tools ⓘ
data management tools ⓘ
geoprocessing tools ⓘ
map viewer ⓘ
spatial analysis tools ⓘ
spatial database ⓘ
visualization tools ⓘ
outputType 3D visualizations ⓘ
digital maps ⓘ
spatial reports ⓘ
web maps ⓘ
relatedTo cartography ⓘ
geodesy ⓘ
location-based services ⓘ
remote sensing ⓘ
spatial statistics ⓘ
surveying ⓘ
requires attribute data ⓘ
spatial data ⓘ
supportsDataType attribute data ⓘ
raster data ⓘ
temporal data ⓘ
vector data ⓘ
supportsOperation buffering ⓘ
geocoding ⓘ
interpolation ⓘ
map projection transformation ⓘ
network analysis ⓘ
overlay analysis ⓘ
spatial querying ⓘ
typicalSoftware Geographic Information Systems (GIS) self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: ArcGIS

Geographic Information Systems (GIS) self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: GRASS GIS

MapInfo Professional ⓘ
PostGIS ⓘ
QGIS ⓘ
usedFor analyzing spatial data ⓘ
capturing spatial data ⓘ
cartography ⓘ
disaster management ⓘ
environmental impact assessment ⓘ
land-use planning ⓘ
location-based analysis ⓘ
managing spatial data ⓘ
mapping ⓘ
market analysis ⓘ
natural resource management ⓘ
public health analysis ⓘ
route optimization ⓘ
site selection ⓘ
spatial decision-making ⓘ
storing spatial data ⓘ
transportation planning ⓘ
urban planning ⓘ
visualizing spatial data ⓘ

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Geographic Information Systems (GIS) → alsoKnownAs → Geographic Information Systems (GIS) ⓘ
subject surface form: Geographic Information Systems
this entity surface form: GIS
Department of Geography of the University of Zurich → fieldOfWork → Geographic Information Systems (GIS) ⓘ
this entity surface form: GIS
Geographic Information Systems (GIS) → typicalSoftware → Geographic Information Systems (GIS) self-linksurface differs ⓘ
subject surface form: Geographic Information Systems
this entity surface form: ArcGIS
Geographic Information Systems (GIS) → typicalSoftware → Geographic Information Systems (GIS) self-linksurface differs ⓘ
subject surface form: Geographic Information Systems
this entity surface form: GRASS GIS
Faculty of Geography → usesTool → Geographic Information Systems (GIS) ⓘ
subject surface form: Faculty of Geography, University of Havana