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Geographic information system
Known as:
Geographic information systems software
, Geographical Information System
, Geospatial Information Systems
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A geographic information system or (GIS) is a system designed to capture, store, manipulate, analyze, manage, and present spatial or geographical…
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2008
Review
2008
Application of MODFLOW and geographic information system to groundwater flow simulation in North China Plain, China
Shiqin Wang
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J. Shao
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Xianfang Song
,
Yongbo Zhang
,
Z. Huo
,
Xiaoyuan Zhou
2008
Corpus ID: 31422100
MODFLOW is a groundwater modeling program. It can be compiled and remedied according to the practical applications. Because of…
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Highly Cited
2006
Highly Cited
2006
Groundwater study using remote sensing and geographic information systems (GIS) in the central highlands of Eritrea
S. Solomon
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F. Quiel
2006
Corpus ID: 55130364
Remote sensing, evaluation of digital elevation models (DEM), geographic information systems (GIS) and fieldwork techniques were…
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Highly Cited
2005
Highly Cited
2005
Software-sorted geographies
S. Graham
2005
Corpus ID: 19119278
This paper explores the central role of computerized code in shaping the social and geographical politics of inequality in…
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Highly Cited
2005
Highly Cited
2005
GIS and Crime Mapping
S. Chainey
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J. Ratcliffe
2005
Corpus ID: 151186384
GIS and Crime Mapping is the definitive text to support readers with the fundamental theory, scientific methodologies, analysis…
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Review
2001
Review
2001
Use of Information Technology for Community Empowerment: Transforming Geographic Information Systems into Community Information Systems
R. Ghose
Trans. GIS
2001
Corpus ID: 2239700
GIS has emerged as an elitist, anti‐democratic technology by virtue of its technological complexity and cost. The question of…
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Highly Cited
2001
Highly Cited
2001
Geostatistical modelling of uncertainty in soil science
P. Goovaerts
2001
Corpus ID: 15615263
Review
2000
Review
2000
Ant algorithms and stigmergy
M. Dorigo
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E. Bonabeau
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G. Theraulaz
Future generations computer systems
2000
Corpus ID: 38367132
Highly Cited
1999
Highly Cited
1999
An Introduction to Geographical Information Systems
Shrikant Mulik
1999
Corpus ID: 64427558
Beginning with the discussion of what is GIS, this article explains the concept of geographical data and spatial data models. Two…
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Review
1996
Review
1996
Fundamentals of geographic information systems / Michael N. DeMers
Michael N. DeMers
1996
Corpus ID: 59625333
UNIT 1. INTRODUCTION. Chapter 1. Introduction to Digital Geography. Learning Objectives. Why Geographic Information Systems? What…
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1991
Highly Cited
1991
An introduction to urban geographic information systems
W. Huxhold
1991
Corpus ID: 60521329
Geographic information systems (GIS) combine computer graphics technology with data base structures and techniques of spatial…
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