Definition of GIS

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GIS

The term 'GIS' as it applies to the area of the weather can be defined as ' Geographic Information System. A computer-based graphics program that allows the superposition of plan-maps of thematic elements, such as roads, rivers, land use patterns, and the like to aid in local or regional planning activities'.

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