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Geographic Information System (GIS) Resources
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.
For more information view the USGS Poster about Geographic Information Systems
Listed here are some sources of GIS data.
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