English Explanatory Dictionary

geographic information science

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. The scientific study of the nature and use of geographic information; the theoretical foundation of geographic information systems.

Word forms

geographic information science geographical information science

Etymology

Coined by Michael Goodchild in the early 1990s, and quickly caught on in the academic community.

Related words

GIScience
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