Geographic Information Science (GIS) is an emerging field of study centered on the acquisition, management, analysis, and dissemination of information that is spatially-referenced to locations on, above, and below the surface of the earth.
This field is highly trans-disciplinary with substantial and growing importance in a number of traditional academic disciplines and related professions including:
- City and regional planning
- Architecture
- Civil and environmental engineering
- Earth and atmospheric sciences
- Environmental science
- Public policy
- Sustainability studies
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