geographic information system

noun

An electronic system used to store, process and display geographic and geospatial information, especially maps.

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Meanings

noungeographic information system (plural geographic information systems)

plural geographic information systems

  1. An electronic system used to store, process and display geographic and geospatial information, especially maps.

    Synonyms: GIS

Synonyms & antonyms

nounAn electronic system used to store, process and display geographic and geospatial information, especially maps.

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More synonyms by meaning

nouninformation system for geographical information

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Broader
data systeminformation system

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Translations

Chinese Mandarin 地理信息系统
  • 地理信息系统an electronic system
Danish GIS
  • GISan electronic system
Dutch geografisch informatiesysteem
  • geografisch informatiesysteeman electronic system
Estonian geoinfosüsteem
  • geoinfosüsteeman electronic system
Finnish paikkatietojärjestelmä
  • paikkatietojärjestelmäan electronic system
French système d'information géographique, SIG
  • système d'information géographiquean electronic system
  • SIGan electronic system
German Geoinformationssystem
  • Geoinformationssysteman electronic system
Greek Γεωγραφικά Συστήματα Πληροφοριών
  • Γεωγραφικά Συστήματα Πληροφοριών (Geografiká Systímata Pliroforión)an electronic system
Hebrew מערכת מידע גאוגרפית
  • מערכת מידע גאוגרפיתan electronic system
Indonesian sistem informasi geografis
  • sistem informasi geografisan electronic system
Italian sistema informativo geografico
  • sistema informativo geograficoan electronic system
Japanese 地理情報システム
  • 地理情報システム (chiri jōhō shisutemu)an electronic system
Latin systema informationis geographicum
  • systema informationis geographicuman electronic system
Malay sistem maklumat geografi
  • sistem maklumat geografian electronic system
Norwegian GIS
  • GISan electronic system
Polish system informacji geograficznej
  • system informacji geograficznejan electronic system
Portuguese sistema de informação geográfica
  • sistema de informação geográficaan electronic system
Romanian sistem de informare geografică
  • sistem de informare geograficăan electronic system
Russian геоинформационная систе́ма
  • геоинформационная систе́ма (geoinformacionnaja sistéma)an electronic system
Spanish sistema de información geográfica
  • sistema de información geográficaan electronic system
Swedish GIS
  • GISan electronic system
Cite this entry
APA

geographic information system. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/geographic%20information%20system

MLA

“geographic information system.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/geographic%20information%20system. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “geographic information system,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/geographic%20information%20system.

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