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2. Geographic information system - Wikipedia

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   Geographic information system (GIS) is a commonly used tool for environmental management, modelling and planning. As simply defined by Michael Goodchild, GIS is as "a computer system for handling geographic information in a digital form". [68] In recent years it has played an integral role in participatory, collaborative and open data philosophies.

3. GIS and public health - Wikipedia

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   Commercial GIS systems are very powerful and have touched many applications and industries, including environmental science, urban planning, agricultural applications, and others. Public health is another focus area that has made increasing use of GIS techniques. A strict definition of public health is difficult to pin down, as it is used in ...

4. Web GIS - Wikipedia

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   Web GIS (also known as Web-Based GIS), or Web Geographic Information Systems, are GIS that employ the World Wide Web to facilitate the storage, visualization, analysis, and distribution of spatial information over the Internet.

5. GIS and environmental governance - Wikipedia

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   GIS is the central tool with which to imagine – in a digital environment – different siting scenarios. In this case, GIS is seen to operate as a decision-making tool; informing the practitioners who work on the Masdar project. GIS is also being used to model some of Masdar's key infrastructural features directly.

6. GIS and hydrology - Wikipedia

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   Geographic information systems (GISs) have become a useful and important tool in the field of hydrology to study and manage Earth's water resources.Climate change and greater demands on water resources require a more knowledgeable disposition of arguably one of our most vital resources.

7. GIS in geospatial intelligence - Wikipedia

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   Geographic information systems (GIS) play a constantly evolving role in geospatial intelligence (GEOINT) and United States national security.These technologies allow a user to efficiently manage, analyze, and produce geospatial data, to combine GEOINT with other forms of intelligence collection, and to perform highly developed analysis and visual production of geospatial data.

8. Internet GIS - Wikipedia

   en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Internet_GIS

   The World Wide Web is an information system that uses the internet to host, share, and distribute documents, images, and other data. [33] Web GIS involves using the World Wide Web to facilitate GIS tasks traditionally done on a desktop computer, as well as enabling the sharing of maps and spatial data. [7]

9. Global information system - Wikipedia

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   A global information system (GIS) is an information system which is developed and / or used in a global context. [ 1 ] A global information system (GIS) is any information system which attempts to deliver the totality of measurable data worldwide within a defined context.