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A GIS is a computer system capable of capturing, storing, analyzing, and displaying geographically referenced information; that is, data identified according to location. Practitioners also define a GIS as including the procedures, operating personnel, and spatial data that go into the system.

GIS based application is a five staged process or we can say GIS have 5 components that involves the following:

  • Data Acquisition
  • Pre Processing
  • Post Processing
  • Data Management
  • Data Rendering

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