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CANADA GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEM [1 record]

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Record 1 2017-03-17

English

Subject field(s)
  • System Names
  • Cartography
  • Remote Sensing
OBS

Canada has been a pioneer in the development of GIS [Geographic Information System]. The Canada Geographic Information System (CGIS), initiated in 1963 by the Agriculture Rehabilitation and Development Agency, was the first operational land resource GIS.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Noms de systèmes
  • Cartographie
  • Télédétection
OBS

Le Système d'information géographique du Canada (SIGC), établi en 1963 par l'agence de remise en valeur et d'aménagement des terres agricoles, devient le premier SIG [Système d'information géographique] opérationnel de gestion des ressources terrestres.

Spanish

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