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geographic information system
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geographic information system (GIS)

A computer mapping program in which land characteristics and/or demographic information may be revealed and printed as color-coded overlays.



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The maps are traced by hand using both Geographical Information System (GIS) data and satellite imagery that allows the mapmakers to fill in background terrain.
The modeling software has been linked to a Geographical Information System (GIS) so that queries can produce maps showing the locations of systems.
Included in Eck's presentation will be an overview of the computerized mapping, known as the Geographical Information System.
 
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