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social science subjects > geography > geoinformatics > geographic information science

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geographic information science  

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  • Geographic information science (GISci) addresses the fundamental issues underlying geographic information systems (GIS) and their use to advance scientific understanding. The following sections explore this definition in greater detail, discuss the history of the idea, present some of the research agendas that have been devised for the field, and ask whether it is possible to identify consistent and universal properties of geographic information that can guide the design of systems. [Source: Encyclopedia of Geographic Information Science; Geographic Information Science]

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