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MeSH Heading: Geographic Information Systems
Tree Number(s): L01.313.500.750.300.314; L01.470.750.750.462
Unique ID: D040362
RDF Unique Identifier: http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D040362
Scope Note: Computer systems capable of assembling, storing, manipulating, and displaying geographically referenced information, i.e. data identified according to their locations.
Entry Term(s): Geographical Information Systems; Global Positioning System; Global Positioning Systems
See Also: Geographic Mapping; Remote Sensing Technology; Satellite Imagery; Spatial Analysis
Public MeSH Note: 2003
History Note: 2003
Date Established: 2003/01/01
Date of Entry: 2002/07/03
Revision Date: 2015/06/22

Allowable Qualifiers: classification (CL)

economics (EC)

ethics (ES)

history (HI)

instrumentation (IS)

legislation & jurisprudence (LJ)

organization & administration (OG)

standards (ST)

statistics & numerical data (SN)

supply & distribution (SD)

trends (TD)

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