Kriativ-tech Volume 1, Issue 9, April 2018, Pages: xxx Received: Dec. 28, 2019; Accepted: Feb. 25, 2020. Published: Oct. 11, 2021.
Authors
Luísa Orvalho , Professor Coordinator at ISTEC PortoJoão Morais, Undergraduate in Computer Engineering at ISTEC PortoCarlos Teixeira , Undergraduate in Computer Engineering at ISTEC Porto
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Luísa Orvalho, João Morais, Carlos Teixeira, Geographic Information SystemsDOI: 10.31112/kriativ-tech-2022-06-76
Abstract
With this article we intend to review the state of the art regarding Geographic Information Systems (GIS) and recognize the great technological evolution of the last decades. Identifying the objectives of GIS, describing its components, its main uses, functions and characterizing the available software of this technology are the main objectives of this investigation.
Keywords
Geographic Information Systems, Uses, Functions, Components, Desktop GIS Applications, Web GIS Applications, Explore Porto Application
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