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This is a list of GIS data sources (including some geoportals) that provide information sets that can be used in geographic information systems (GIS) and spatial databases for purposes of geospatial analysis and cartographic mapping. This list categorizes the sources of interest.
Luciad is one of several spin-offs of the KU Leuven. [10] Dr. Lode Missiaen worked as a senior scientist at the NATO C3 Agency in The Hague, the Netherlands after obtaining his doctorate at the KU Leuven in 1991. At NATO, he was responsible for the study, development, and application of modern software technologies in the field of Air Traffic ...
The 3D model of Berlin allows viewers to look at the city as it is now, as it once was, and as the city might turn into in the future. A 3D city model is digital model of urban areas that represent terrain surfaces, sites, buildings, vegetation, infrastructure and landscape elements in three-dimensional scale as well as related objects (e.g., city furniture) belonging to urban areas.
In late 1984, ITC was awarded a grant from the Dutch Ministry of Foreign Affairs, which led to developing a geographic information system (GIS) which could be used as a tool for land use planning and watershed management studies. By the end of 1988, a DOS version 1.0 of the Integrated Land and Water Information System (ILWIS) was released. Two ...
Dick Newell oversaw the creation of the Plant Design Management System (PDMS) for 3D process plant design. He later co-founded two software companies – Cambridge Interactive Systems (CIS) which was known for its Medusa 2D/3D CAD system, and Smallworld with its eponymous Smallworld GIS (Geographical Information System).
The Canada Geographic Information System (CGIS) was an early geographic information system (GIS) developed for the Government of Canada beginning in the early 1960s. CGIS was used to store geospatial data for the Canada Land Inventory and assisted in the development of regulatory procedures for land-use management and resource monitoring in Canada.
Hexagon AB is a multinational industrial technology company. [6] Headquartered in Stockholm, Sweden [4] and publicly traded on the Nasdaq Stockholm exchange, [7] the company since 2000 has had a particular focus on measuring technology [8] and geospatial tools and software. [4]
A GIS software program is a computer program to support the use of a geographic information system, providing the ability to create, store, manage, query, analyze, and visualize geographic data, that is, data representing phenomena for which location is important.