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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-grăfĭk /
  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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