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

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

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@misc{geographic_information_science_2026,
  title = {geographic information science},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/geographic%20information%20science},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}