GIS: Geographic Information System

The full form of GIS is “Geographic Information System“. It is a structure designed to capture, store, manipulate, analyze, manage and present spatial or geographical data. Rooted in the science of geography, GIS integrates many types of data. Analyze the spatial location and organize layers of information in visualizations using maps and 3D scenes. With this unique feature, GIS is a valuable tool for viewing spatial data or creating decision support systems for an organization. GIS (more commonly GIScience) sometimes refers to the science of geographic information (GIScience), the science that underlies geographical concepts, applications and systems.

Since the mid-1980s, geographic information systems (GIS) have become a valuable tool used to support a variety of regional and urban planning functions. Geospatial data can be analyzed to determine (1) the location of resources and the relationship of a resource with other resources, (2) where the largest and/or smallest resource exists, (3) the density of resources in a certain space, (4) what happens within an area of interest (AOI), (5) what happens near some characteristic or phenomenon, and (6) and how a specific area has changed over time (and in what way).

Other full forms of GIS