generic name for computer programs used to integrate many kinds of data in a spatial display or map. Data can be streets, water features, gas lines, population, climate, plant or animal populations, watersheds, or just about any statistic that can be assigned to a geographic area. Simply put, a GIS combines layers of information about a place to give you a better understanding of that place. What layers of information you combine depends on your purpose, examples include finding the best location for a new store, analyzing environmental damage, viewing similar crimes in a city to detect a pattern, and so on.
Set of hardware, software, and procedures used to capture, manage, manipulate, analyze, model, and display spatially referenced data for problem solving/planning purposes.
Information system These data can be of any kind: sales figures, revenues, population census, real estate, illness rates, etc. The fundamental issue that distinguishes it from other information systems is that of making the relationship between these data and the geographical coordinates of the Earth surface. They are mainly used in demography, town planning, natural resources management, business, marketing, logistics and distribution.
software which converts numerical geographic, environmental or demographic data into maps.
a package of computer programs specifically designed to deal with data that are spatially related; a set of tools for collecting, storing, retrieving, manipulating, analysing and displaying mapped data from the real world
A system in which maps of the United States combined with demographic data from the 1990 U.S. census can be used with special software to help companies choose sites for new stores, manufacturing plants, and other facilities or to plan transportation routes.
(GIS) a system used to input, store, retrieve and analyze spatial data; click here for an example GIS
a computerized data management system created by geographers for the capture, storage, analysis and display of data, most often on maps. Different "data layers" can be placed on top of one another on maps (for instance, the distribution of docks can be placed on top of the distribution of grass shrimp) to examine and analize relationships between the layers.
computer and software used to explore the fundamental principles of geography – that "location" is important in peoples' lives.
Computerized data management system designed to capture, store, retrieve, analyze, and display geographically referenced information.
A system which holds spatially referenced data which can be classified, overlaid, analysed and presented in map, tabular or graphic form. Forest Management
A computer-based system that links the geographic location of map features to text information or databases.
A system of spatially referenced information, including computer programs that acquire, store, manipulate, analyze, and display spatial data.
(GIS) A tool for analyzing and querying spatial data. Its function is facilitated by computer hardware, GIS software, and the technical expertise of the people involved.
A computer information system that stores, analyses and displays spatial and geographic data (GIS)
a system for acquiring, processing, storing, creating and displaying spatial data; normally computer-based
A computer hardware and software system designed to collect, manipulate, analyze, and display spatially referenced data. One can use a GIS to solve complex resource, environmental, and social problems.
A computer program used to store different types of information and link that information to a specific location. Some examples of this information would be streets, bayous and channels, HCAD parcel data, contours, floodplains and all the data that supports this information such as names, location and much more. Back
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System of computer hardware, software, and procedures designed to support the compiling, storing, retrieving, analyzing, and display of spatially referenced data for addressing planning and management problems. In addition to these technical components, a complete GIS must also include a focus on people, organizations, and standards.
A graphics-based computer system that relates geographic features (such as census tracts, roads, or counties) to data about those features (such as population, race, or income).
A system of hardware and software that allows spatially-referenced data to be input, stored, manipulated, analyzed, retrieved, and plotted.
(GIS) –A computer software system with which spatial information may be captured, stored, analyzed, displayed and retrieved.
A system for capturing, storing, checking, integrating, manipulating, analyzing and displaying geographically referenced data.
A computer database and data-manipulation system designed to use geographically organized data.
Computerized multi-purpose system combining input, processing and output of geographically-referenced data, which often includes maps and toponyms.
( GIS) A computer-based system for managing and analyzing spatially-referenced data. Examples include land-use, topographic and soils data.
A computer system (including hardware, software, data, and trained personnel) which displays database information in a mapped, graphical format.GIF (Graphics Interchange Format). A type of graphics file originally developed by CompuServe which is easy to display on the standard PC monitor.
A system of information, organized in layers that can be applied to a specific georgraphic location to such things as population density, traffic volume, business development, etc.
A computer system used to analyze and display data in a geographic context, e.g., on a map.
A system of hardware, software, and procedures designed to support the capture, management, manipulation, analysis, modeling, and display of spatially referenced data for solving complex planning and management problems.
A computer hardware and software system that captures, analyzes, and displays interrelated and geographically linked data.
a decision support system designed specifically to work with spatial information
A computerized data-base system for capture, storage, retrieval, analysis, and display of spatial data.
a database that uses spatial and geographic information to create detailed maps. These maps can include anything from the many streams that connect to a river, to the annual rainfall received across a region.
A computer based system for capturing, managing, archiving, analyzing, querying and presenting spatial information.
A set of computer tools and procedures used to collect, manage, analyze and display information associated with a specific location; a computerized mapping and database management application.
A system of hardware, software, data, people, organizations and institutional arrangements for collecting, storing, analyzing and disseminating information about areas of the earth.
a geographically referenced database that connects information about things to locations, which can be referenced by any convenient system such as latitude and longitude or three-dimensional coordinates.
A computer-assisted information management system for geographically referenced data.
A computer system that allows information about land to be as maps. Different characteristics, such as vegetation or soil type, are stored as separate "layers." The layers can be combined to display interactions of characteristics.
a computer-based system used to store and manipulate digital geographic information
A computer based method for the automation, storage, manipulation, integration, analysis, display and dissemination of spatial data and related attribute data in the form of maps.
An information system used to store and manipulate (sort, select, retrieve, calculate, analyze, model, etc.) geographical data. ( système d'information géographique)
The generic term used for a system of computer software and equipment that is used to acquire, store, manipulate, analyse, and display spatial data
A computerized data base of land use and other types of information referenced to a location; enables statistical analysis, comparison, and display of large quantities of data for planning purposes.
The displaying of geographic information on a map via a computer.
A computer system capable of storing and manipulating spatial (i.e., mapped) data.
A GIS is a collaboration of software, hardware, data and people. This system is used to visualize and solve problems that are geographic by nature.
A data-handling and analysis system based on sets of spatial attributes. The data sets may be map-oriented, when they comprise qualitative attributes of an area recorded as lines, points and areas (often in vector format), or image-oriented, when the data are quantitative attributes referring to cells in a rectangular grid (usually in raster format). It is also known as a geobased, or geocoded, information system.
a computerized system used to compile, store, analyze and display geographically referenced information. Can be used to overlay information layers containing the distributions of a variety of biological and physical features.
A system that allows automatic location of information suitable for mapping. Usually involves a software system that takes geographic position data and other data (e.g., type of bottom sediment) in order to create a map. Data on processes (e.g., current speed) can be incorporated to make a geographic model of flow.
An organized collection of computer hardware, software, geographic data, and personnel designed to efficiently capture, store, update, manipulate, analyze, and display a number of data items on maps.
a computer system for capturing, managing, integrating, analysing and displaying data which are spatially referenced to the Earth.
A computer-based system that allows researchers to perform complex spatial analyses. These systems generate maps that show different layers and types of information. For example, a SpATS map generated by a GIS might show a study area with all the information gathered on where nests are located, where certain types of wetlands or uplands are found, breeding pair locations, etc. This allows scientists to determine the relationships between different factors on the land. For SpATS, they are trying to find out how the spatial arrangement of certain habitat types relates to breeding and nesting success of waterfowl.
A visual database that represents information and data on a map. GPS
(GIS) A computer hardware and software system designed to collect, manipulate, analyze, and display spatially referenced data for solving complex resource, environmental, and social problems.
A spatial type of information management system that provides for the entry, storage, manipulation, retrieval, and display of spatially oriented data
A computer system for capturing, storing, checking, integrating, manipulating, analysing and displaying data related to positions on the earths surface. Typically, a Geographical Information System is used for handling maps. that might be represented as several different layers, where each layer holds data about a particular kind of feature. Each feature is linked to a position on the graphical image of a map.
A database of digital information and data on land-use, land cover, ecology, and other geographic attributes that can be overlaid, statistically analyzed, mathematically manipulated, and graphically displayed using maps, charts, and graphs.
A computer and software system that links spatial or locational information with descriptive information.
Combines modern computer and supercomputing digital technology with data management systems to provide tools for the capture, storage, manipulation, analysis, and visualization of spatial data. Spatial data contains information, usually in the form of a geographic coordinate system, that gives data location relative to the earth=s surface. These spatial attributes enable previously disparate data sets to be integrated into a digital mapping environment. (Healthy People 2010, chapter 23-22). Geographic information systems that are computer based processes for capturing, lining, summarizing, and analyzing data containing geographical location information. These systems are particularly useful in supporting visual analysis and communication of data using maps that display the geographic distribution of data.
An electronic information system, which provides a geo-referenced database to support management decision-making.
Any system that combines data with mapping capabilities in order to map certain activities or events geographically.
An organized collection of computer hardware, software, geographic data, and personnel designed to efficiently capture, store, update, manipulate, analyze, and display all forms of geographically referenced information.
a computer system designed to allow users to collect, manage and analyze large volumes of spatially referenced information and associated attribute data.
A computerized system used to input, manage, manipulate, analyze, and display geographic data in digital form.
A system for capturing and manipulating data relating to the Earth. A common use of GIS is to overlay several types of maps (for example, train routes,...
A computer system or software capable of assembling, storing, manipulating, and displaying geographically referenced information (i.e., data identified according to their location). In practical use, GIS often refers to the computer system, software, and the data collection equipment, personnel, and actual data.
Interactive computer maps that include data accessed by clicking on the map.
a computer system capable of storing, analyzing, and displaying data and describing places on the earth’s surface.
A computer system capable of assembling, storing, manipulating, and displaying geographically referenced information, ie. data identified according to their locations. Practitioners also regard the total GIS as including operating personnel and the data that go into the system.
(GIS) uses computers to combine remote sensing data with other information (e.g., topographic, political, cultural, economic, ground truth). In essence, a GIS is a way of managing Earth science data to bring out geographical interrelationships.
A computerized system for storing, analyzing, retrieving and displaying georeferenced (mapped) information
a system of computer hardware and software that is used for compilation, storage, analysis and display of geographic and associated tabular data. This system can be used to produce maps that overlay various environmental and physical features.
Computerized systems used to compile, retrieve, analyze, and display spatially referenced data. Farming activities that utilize GIS typically include harvesting, fertilizing, pest control, seeding, and irrigation. Use of GIS is called precision farming.
A system for capturing, storing and using data which is spatially referenced. The term is often associated with a specific set of information technology components.
Computerized mapping systems used to relate demographic, biological, habitat, and other characterization database information to location.
A computer system for capturing, storing, checking, integrating, manipulating, analyzing and displaying data related to positions on the earth's surface. A GIS can be used for handling various types of maps. These might be represented as several different layers where each layer holds data about a particular kind of feature. Each feature is linked to a position on the graphical image of a map, and layers of data are organized to be studied and to perform statistical analysis.
a computer based system used to input, store, retrieve, and analyze geographic data sets. The GIS is usually composed of map-like spatial representations called layers which contain information on a number of attributes such as elevation, land ownership and use, crop yield and soil nutrient levels.
A computer system which allows for input and manipulation of geographic data to allow researchers to manipulate, analyze and display the information in a map format.
An organized collection of computer hardware, software and geographic data designed for capturing, storing, updating, manipulating, analyzing and displaying all forms of geographically referenced information. Systèmes d'information géographique (SIG)
a computer system used to correlate maps and mapped features across many scales;
Computer based systems designed to efficiently organize, manipulate, analyze and display all types of geographically or spatially referenced data stored as layers of information.
A computer-based system whereby mapping and information are linked for a variety of uses, such as capturing data justifying Local Development Documents.
A collection of computer hardware, software, and geographic data for capturing, storing, updating, manipulating, analyzing, and displaying all forms of geographical referenced information. (Source: ESRI) Category: Community Development
A computer-based mapping system. Maps, including Ordnance Survey, linked to associated databases, e.g. census surveys.
A system of computer hardware, software, and procedures used to store and manipulate electronic maps and related data to solve complex planning and management problems. [Source: 2005 SSP Glossary
A combination of software, hardware, data, and people used to input store, manipulate, analyze, and display geographically referenced spatial and associated attribute information.
A class of computer programs and applications used to organize, analyze and display spatial (geographic) data.
All information system concerning a point or a group of points geo-referenced on the Earth's surface, such as maps or satellite images, digitally stored, processed and manipulated by a computer program.
(GIS) (n) – A system of remotely-sensed, or satellite, map images
A computer system designed for storing, manipulating, analyzing, and displaying data in a geographic context.
automated systems for the capture, storage, retrieval, analysis, and display of spatial data. (Clarke, 1990)
The data collected on crimes, locations, victims, offenders, and suspects, which when computerized can be used to plan patrol strategies and indicate the areas most likely to be associated with the residence, work site, social venue, or travel routes of offenders.
Geographic information systems (GIS) are computer-based systems for managing, analysing and presenting geographically referenced data.
A geographic information system (GIS), or more commonly referred to as a geospatial information system is a system for capturing, storing, analyzing and managing data and associated attributes which are spatially referenced to the earth. In the strictest sense, it is a computer system capable of integrating, storing, editing, analyzing, sharing, and displaying geographically-referenced information. In a more generic sense, GIS is a tool that allows users to create interactive queries (user created searches), analyze the spatial information, edit data, and present the results of all these operations.