Explain the geographic information systems (GIS)?

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Explain the geographic information systems (GIS)?

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Information system is a process of storing collecting and analysing the data. Various business depends upon information system to to carry out their business operations. There are various types of information systems like transaction processs system , database management system, office information system.

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Meaning geographic information system

it is an information system contains and information about the world location ,area etc. It displays and analyse the geographical data.

For example : environmental imbalance observed in different places.

It also displays the position of  Earth's surface.

main objective of maintaining geographic information system are:-

  • To create a geographical data.
  • To manage and maintain the geographical database.
  • To summarise the map.
  • To find out different variations in geographical area.

Generally geographical information system is used for:

  1. Forecasting and predicting the weather patterns.
  2. To solve the crime pattern and analyse it .
  3. For Pointing any location etc.

 

 

 

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