geographic information science
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geographic information science
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Coined by Michael Goodchild in the early 1990s, and quickly caught on in the academic community.
noun geographical information science
- The scientific study of the nature and use of geographic information; the theoretical foundation of geographic information systems.
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title = {geographic information science},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
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urldate = {2026-11-06}
}