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... > social science subjects > geography > geoinformatics > geographic information science > conceptual foundations of GIS > geometric primitives
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geometric primitives  

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  • In many fields of design, including information systems, a “primitive” is the building block from which more complex forms are constructed. Thus, in a geographic information system (GIS), there are a small number of geometric forms that serve as the geometric basis on which a richer system can be constructed. [Source: Encyclopedia of Geographic Information Science; Geometric Primitives]

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