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GENERALIZED INFORMATION SYSTEM [4 records]

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Record 1 2026-03-30

English

Subject field(s)
  • Weapon Systems
  • Applications of Automation
CONT

After initial activation or launch, an autonomous weapon system triggers a strike in response to information from the environment received through sensors and on the basis of a generalized target profile.

CONT

In the case of human-out-of-the-loop weapons, the human operator cannot override the weapon system’s triggering mechanism, so once the weapon system is programmed and activated there is not, and cannot be, any further human intervention.

Key term(s)
  • human out of the loop weapon
  • human out of the loop weapon system

French

Domaine(s)
  • Systèmes d'armes
  • Automatisation et applications
DEF

[...] système d'arme informatisé qui ne requiert pas d'actions humaines afin d'accomplir sa mission primaire.

OBS

Habituellement, [le système d'armes autonome] doit être en mesure d'identifier des cibles et de les engager de son propre chef.

Spanish

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Record 2 2023-02-10

English

Subject field(s)
  • System Names
  • Data Banks and Databases
  • Information Processing (Informatics)
  • Statistics
OBS

A generalized information system which combines large data files with tailor-made retrieval and manipulative packages.

Key term(s)
  • Canadian Socioeconomic Information Management System

French

Domaine(s)
  • Noms de systèmes
  • Banques et bases de données
  • Traitement de l'information (Informatique)
  • Statistique
OBS

Base de données informatisée utilisée par Statistique Canada.

Key term(s)
  • Système canadien d'information socioéconomique

Spanish

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Record 3 2021-05-11

English

Subject field(s)
  • System Names
  • Food Industries
  • Agriculture - General
OBS

As a response to the generalized food crisis of the early 1970s, the Committee on World Food Security prompted the creation of the Global Information and Early Warning System on Food and Agriculture(GIEWS). Over the years, GIEWS has established itself as the world's leading source of information and as a respected authority on global food production, consumption and trade. It continuously monitors the food security situation in every country of the world and alerts the world to emerging food shortages.

OBS

This system belongs to the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Noms de systèmes
  • Industrie de l'alimentation
  • Agriculture - Généralités
OBS

En réaction à la crise alimentaire généralisée du début des années 1970, le Comité de la sécurité alimentaire mondiale (CSA) a sollicité la création du Système mondial d'information et d'alerte rapide sur l'alimentation et l'agriculture (SMIAR). Au fil du temps, le SMIAR s'est imposé comme la principale source mondiale, faisant autorité, d'informations sur la production, la consommation et le commerce de produits alimentaires à l'échelle mondiale. Le système surveille en permanence la situation de la sécurité alimentaire dans tous les pays du monde, et alerte la communauté internationale en cas de pénurie alimentaire imminente.

OBS

Système appartenant à l'Organisation des Nations Unies pour l'alimentation et l'agriculture.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Nombres de sistemas
  • Industria alimentaria
  • Agricultura - Generalidades
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Record 4 1999-08-23

English

Subject field(s)
  • System Names
  • Probability (Statistics)
  • Statistical Methods
OBS

Statistics Canada.

OBS

"The Generalized Estimation System provides a modern approach to domain estimation in sample surveys. It is based on the generalized regression(GREG) estimator, which uses auxiliary information to improve the quality of survey estimates. "

French

Domaine(s)
  • Noms de systèmes
  • Probabilités (Statistique)
  • Méthodes statistiques

Spanish

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