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2. Geographic information system - Wikipedia

   en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Geographic_Information_System

   Geographic information system. A geographic information system (GIS) consists of integrated computer hardware and software that store, manage, analyze, edit, output, and visualize geographic data. [1][2] Much of this often happens within a spatial database; however, this is not essential to meet the definition of a GIS. [1]

3. Web GIS - Wikipedia

   en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Web_GIS

   History The history of Web GIS is very closely tied to the history of geographic information systems, Digital mapping, and the World Wide Web or the Web. The Web was first created in 1990, and the first major web mapping program capable of distributed map creation appeared shortly after in 1993. [9][12][15] This software, named PARC Map Viewer, was unique in that it facilitated dynamic user ...

4. Web mapping - Wikipedia

   en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Web_mapping

   Web mapping or an online mapping is the process of using, creating, and distributing maps on the World Wide Web (the Web), usually through the use of Web geographic information systems (Web GIS). [1][2][3] A web map or an online map is both served and consumed, thus, web mapping is more than just web cartography, it is a service where consumers may choose what the map will show. [4]

5. Web Map Service - Wikipedia

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   A Web Map Service (WMS) is a standard protocol developed by the Open Geospatial Consortium in 1999 for serving georeferenced map images over the Internet. [1] These images are typically produced by a map server from data provided by a GIS database. [3]

6. ArcGIS - Wikipedia

   en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ArcGIS

   ArcReader (freeware, viewer) is a basic data viewer for maps and GIS data published in the proprietary Esri format using ArcGIS Publisher. The software also provides some basic tools for map viewing, printing and querying of spatial data. ArcReader is included with any of the ArcGIS suite of products, and is also available for free to download.

7. OpenStreetMap - Wikipedia

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   OpenStreetMap (abbreviated OSM) is a free, open geographic database updated and maintained by a community of volunteers via open collaboration. Contributors collect data from surveys, trace from aerial photo imagery or satellite imagery, and also import from other freely licensed geodata sources.