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2. Geographic information system - Wikipedia

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   The distinction must be made between a singular geographic information system, which is a single installation of software and data for a particular use, along with associated hardware, staff, and institutions (e.g., the GIS for a particular city government); and GIS software, a general-purpose application program that is intended to be used in ...

3. GIS in archaeology - Wikipedia

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   GIS helps conservation organizations monitor the impacts of development, conflict, and climate change on archaeological and other cultural resources. [3] Some public agencies use GIS software to assess the potential impacts of construction and other development and use these assessments in permitting and mitigation processes. [citation needed] [4]

4. Geographic information science - Wikipedia

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   Geographic information science (GIScience, GISc) or geoinformation science is a scientific discipline at the crossroads of computational science, social science, and natural science that studies geographic information, including how it represents phenomena in the real world, how it represents the way humans understand the world, and how it can be captured, organized, and analyzed.

5. Geographic data and information - Wikipedia

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   Location information (known by the many names mentioned here) is stored in a geographic information system (GIS). There are also many different types of geodata, including vector files, raster files, geographic databases, web files, and multi-temporal data.

6. Suitability analysis - Wikipedia

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   Suitability analysis in a GIS context is a geographic, or GIS-based process used to determine the appropriateness of a given area for a particular use. The basic premise of GIS suitability analysis is that each aspect of the landscape has intrinsic characteristics that are to some degree either suitable or unsuitable for the activities being ...

7. Computer cartography - Wikipedia

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   Computer cartography is one of the main functions of geographic information systems (GIS), however, GIS is not necessary to facilitate computer cartography and has functions beyond just making maps. [5] [6] The first peer-reviewed publications on using computers to help in the cartographic process predate the introduction of full GIS by several ...

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9. GIS and hydrology - Wikipedia

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   For example, in the event of snowmelt, the amount of snowfall can be input into GIS to predict the amount of water that will travel downstream. [5] This information has applications in local government asset management, agriculture and environmental science. Another useful application for GIS regards flood risk assessment. Using digital ...