geographic information science
English
Alternative forms
- geographical information science
Etymology
Coined by Michael Goodchild in the early 1990s, and quickly caught on in the academic community.
Noun
geographic information science (uncountable)
- The scientific study of the nature and use of geographic information; the theoretical foundation of geographic information systems.
See also
- GIScience
References
- Goodchild, M. F. 1992. Geographical Information Science. International Journal of Geographical Information Systems 6:31-45.