GIS in context

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What six parts do Geo information systems consist of?

People
software
data
procedures
hardware
network

What are the 5 main geoinformation services?

Inventory and status:
- Mapping & Measuring

Detection of changes:
- Monitoring

Research: analysis and predcition:
- Modelling

Organisation and maintenance:
- Management

What is the definition of Geo-Information Science?

Geo-Information Science is the discipline dedicated to reflection on and discussion of
- Collecting,
- the storage,
- the handling,
- the visualisation
- the exchange,
Regarding the (societal) usability of geographical data/Geo-spatial data
by geoinformation Systems and Services in a variety of applications (5M's)
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What are the first disciplines Geo information Science is coming from?

Land surveying and geodesy
computer science
geography
Cartography

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