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aters, N. M. 2003. Geographic Information Systems. Pp. 1106-1115 in the Encyclopedia of Library and Information Science (Second Edition), edited by Drake, M., Marcel Dekker, Inc., New York.
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One of the main challenges of the 21st century are caused by the large amount of geospatial information through a GIS. Throughout time there have been many attempts to define Geographic Information Systems (GIS). Yet there is no consensus on define it and restrict it to one definition is limited. In the acronym - Geographic Information Systems - the geographic refers to the Earth’s surface and near-surface, therefore, all human production and activity, and non-human are possible spatialization in GIS. GIS is recognized as an analytical and decision-making tool with many uses in different fields. Likewise it is used in many industries plus commercial, education or government. It is powerful for Land administration, Statistical mapping, Transport, Network and environment management, Remote sensing images, Water/waste management, Maintenance and management of public lighting, Regional and urban planning, Tourism planning, Healthcare planning, and in Crime and security management.
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Geographic Information System is virtually used in every field. It's comprised of hardware, software, data, humans, and a set of organizational protocols. These components must be well integrated for effective use of GIS to help people reach a common goal. GIS technology applies geographic science with tools for understanding and collaboration. It’s used in every aspect of our daily lives and it is difficult to count its uses as it is used by different institutions and hundreds of thousands of organizations for many different purposes and to make maps that communicate, perform analysis, share information and solve complex problems around the world since it allows the analyzation of environmental, demographic, and topographic data. This is changing the way the world works. GIS is a tool used by individuals and organizations, schools, governments, and businesses seeking innovative ways to solve their problems. It's considered as a decision-making tool which uses spatial information. It supports the study of natural and man-made phenomena. Words can't explain how his tool is so very important in our lives so that the intention of this book is to lay the principle basics foundation of GIS and to define some of the common terminologies which GIS users using.
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