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GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEM [2 records]

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Record 1 2007-11-26

English

Subject field(s)
  • System Names
  • Remote Sensing
  • Cartography
  • Physical Geography (General)
DEF

A computer based system for the capture, storage, retrieval, analysis and display of spatial information.

OBS

[This system] allows the user to combine spatial and non-spatial information from different sources. GIS also allows the user to locate and identify features, spot trends and patterns, find optimal paths between places and, forecast and model events.

OBS

Geographic Information System (GIS); Spatial Information System (SIS); Spatially Referenced Information System (SRIS): terms and abbreviations used at Natural Resources Canada - Earth Sciences Sector.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Noms de systèmes
  • Télédétection
  • Cartographie
  • Géographie physique (Généralités)
DEF

Système informatisé de cartographie qui permet de visualiser et d'analyser des informations d'ordre géographique.

OBS

Système d'information géographique (SIG) : Ses usages couvrent les activités géomatiques de traitement et diffusion de l'information géographique.

OBS

système d'information géographique (SIG); système d'information à référence(s) spatiale(s) (SIRS) : termes et abréviations en usage à Ressources naturelles Canada - Secteur des sciences de la Terre.

Spanish

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Record 2 2006-11-07

English

Subject field(s)
  • Remote Sensing
  • Physical Geography (General)
  • Cartography
DEF

An information system that uses a spatial database to provide answers to queries of a geographical nature through a variety of manipulations, such as sorting, selective retrieval, calculation, spatial analysis, and modeling.

OBS

Canadian Advisory Council on Remote Sensing.

OBS

geographic information system; GIS: term and abbreviation officially approved by the RADARSAT-2 Terminology Approval Group (RTAG).

French

Domaine(s)
  • Télédétection
  • Géographie physique (Généralités)
  • Cartographie
DEF

Système d'information fondé sur une base de données spatiales qui fournit des réponses à des interrogations de nature géographique, grâce à une variété de manipulations comme le tri, l'extraction sélective, les calculs, l'analyse spatiale et la modélisation.

OBS

Conseil consultatif canadien de télédétection.

OBS

système d'information géographique; SIG : terme et abréviation uniformisés par le Groupe de travail de la terminologie de RADARSAT-2 (GTTR).

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Teledetección
  • Geografía física (Generalidades)
  • Cartografía
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