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•From Maguire;
1991
Four approaches of
GIS
1) process/function-oriented –
information handling capabilities of
GIS
• 2) application – the problems GIS
seek to address
• 3) toolbox – GIS as a toolbox to
manipulate data
4) Database – GIS as a database
system
Three views of GIS in
relation to its function
1) Mapping
2) Database
• 3) Spatial analysis
What is a GIS?