A (brief) History of GIS – Timeline

June 28, 2019 - All

Geographic Information Systems (GIS) are powerful tools for spatial analysis that have transformed the way city and regional planners, environmental managers, politicians, students, and citizens interact with the natural environment. Initially created to provide Canadian officials information about the distribution of their natural resources, GIS has evolved to offer immense possibilities for efficient organization of…

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