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geographic information system

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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  • /gēōgrăfĭk ĭnfôrmāshŏn sĭstĭm/

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noun

Meaning 1

An electronic system used to store, process and display geographic and geospatial information, especially maps.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: GIS

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: information system, system

History

Etymology

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Across languages

Translations

23 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Chinese Mandarin: 地理信息系统 — an electronic system
  • Danish: GIS — an electronic system
  • Dutch: geografisch informatiesysteem — an electronic system
  • Estonian: geoinfosüsteem — an electronic system
  • Finnish: paikkatietojärjestelmä — an electronic system
  • French: système d'information géographique — an electronic system
  • French: SIG — an electronic system
  • Georgian: გეოგრაფიული საინფორმაციო სისტემა (geograpiuli sainpormacio sisṭema) — an electronic system
  • German: Geoinformationssystem — an electronic system
  • Greek: Γεωγραφικά Συστήματα Πληροφοριών (Geografiká Systímata Pliroforión) — an electronic system
  • Hebrew: מערכת מידע גאוגרפית — an electronic system
  • Indonesian: sistem informasi geografis — an electronic system
  • Italian: sistema informativo geografico — an electronic system
  • Japanese: 地理情報システム (chiri jōhō shisutemu) — an electronic system
  • Latin: systema informationis geographicum — an electronic system
  • Malay: sistem maklumat geografi — an electronic system
  • Norwegian: GIS — an electronic system
  • Polish: system informacji geograficznej — an electronic system
  • Portuguese: sistema de informação geográfica — an electronic system
  • Romanian: sistem de informare geografică — an electronic system
  • Russian: геоинформационная систе́ма (geoinformacionnaja sistéma) — an electronic system
  • Spanish: sistema de información geográfica — an electronic system
  • Swedish: GIS — an electronic system