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)

1. 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.