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2. Geographic information system - Wikipedia

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   A geographic information system (GIS) consists of integrated computer hardware and software that store, manage, analyze, edit, output, and visualize geographic data. [1][2] Much of this often happens within a spatial database; however, this is not essential to meet the definition of a GIS. [1] In a broader sense, one may consider such a system ...

3. Computer cartography - Wikipedia

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   Computer cartography (also called digital cartography) is the art, science, and technology of making and using maps with a computer. [ 1 ][ 2 ][ 3 ] This technology represents a paradigm shift in how maps are produced, but is still fundamentally a subset of traditional cartography. [ 3 ][ 4 ] The primary function of this technology is to ...

4. Geographic information science - Wikipedia

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   Geographic Information Science (GIScience) is the basic research field that seeks to redefine geographic concepts and their use in the context of geographic information systems. GIScience also examines the impacts of GIS on individuals and society, and the influences of society on GIS. GIScience re-examines some of the most fundamental themes ...

5. Cartography and Geographic Information Society - Wikipedia

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   The Cartography and Geographic Information Society (CaGIS) is a learned society in the fields of cartography and geographic information science. It includes the U.S. National Committee for the International Cartographic Association (ICA). [1] It started in 1974 as the Cartography Division of the American Congress for Surveying and Mapping (ACSM ...

6. Geoinformatics - Wikipedia

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   Geoinformatics combines geospatial analysis and modeling, development of geospatial databases, information systems design, human-computer interaction and both wired and wireless networking technologies. Geoinformatics uses geocomputation and geovisualization for analyzing geoinformation. Areas related to geoinformatics include: Cartography.

7. Cartography - Wikipedia

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   Cartography (/ kɑːrˈtɒɡrəfi /; from Ancient Greek: χάρτηςchartēs, 'papyrus, sheet of paper, map'; and γράφεινgraphein, 'write') is the study and practice of making and using maps. Combining science, aesthetics and technique, cartography builds on the premise that reality (or an imagined reality) can be modeled in ways that ...