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Geographic Information System

American  

noun

  • Geographic Information Systems
    plural
  1. a set of computer systems used to store, display, and analyze geographical information.


Geographic Information System Scientific  
/ jē′ə-grăf′ĭk /
  1. A computer application used to store, view, and analyze geographical information, especially maps.


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Adi Ben-Nun, the manager of the Hebrew University of Jerusalem’s Geographic Information System Center, has surveyed damage along the potential buffer zone up until Jan. 17.

From Seattle Times ● Feb. 1, 2024

It’s also investing in new technologies like the Geographic Information System, or GIS, that links all information gathered from archives, investigators and eyewitnesses to give a more exact estimate of possible burial sites.

From Seattle Times ● Jun. 23, 2017

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