G.I.S.
"A Brief History"

Although a relatively new addition to the Geographic field, with most of its main innovations in the last 40 years, G.I.S. (Geographic Information Systems) had several precursors. A history of this field has been attempted and usually takes several volumes to fulfill this goal. This paper will not attempt a full history, but will hit upon some of the Ideas and high points of this fledgling technology through the history of Canada's own CGIS, believed widely as the worlds first GIS. Most of these new uses for G.I.S. took place within the last forty years and its history is still being written today. In order to understand the history and ideas leading to G.I.S. it is also helpful to understand what G.I.S. is.
What exactly is G.I.S.? That is a question that will give one various answers depending on who you ask, or what field they are in. G.I.S. is an interdisciplinary science with uses in; Geography, Cartography, Remote Sensing, Geology, Surveying,......

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Title: G.I.S. A Brief History
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