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history of GIS  

Definition

  • Geographic information systems (GIS) benefited from a range of parentage disciplines. The advent of spatial information management and decision support systems can be traced to a range of development push disciplines, including transportation engineering, automated cartography, computer science, aerospace engineering, and remote sensing. [Source: Encyclopedia of Geography; GIS, History of]

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http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/N9J-R7P7B65G-1

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