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ALSO CALLED: GPS Software, Geographic Information Systems Software, Mapping Software, Spatial Information Management Software, Digital Mapping Software, and Geospatial Information Management Software
DEFINITION: A GIS (geographic information system) enables you to envision the geographic aspects of a body of data. Basically, it lets you query or analyze a database and receive the results in the form of some kind of map. Since many kinds of data have important geographic aspects, a GIS can have  … 
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Autodesk Solutions for Engineering & GIS Professionals
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WEBCAST: Everyone who uses AutoCAD® for infrastructure design and management should view this on-demand webcast to learn about AutoCAD® Map 3D 2009 software.
Posted: 16 Sep 2008 | Premiered: Available On Demand
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Save Time with Hydrant Maintenance Plan from Autodesk CAD and GIS
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WEBCAST: Join Autodesk and Waterworld for this short informational webcast that to learn how to quickly save time and be more efficient in planning for maintenance.
Posted: 24 Jul 2008 | Premiered: Available On Demand
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Autodesk MapGuide®: Tacoma Public Works Department
sponsored by Autodesk
WEBCAST: Learn how the Public Works Department of the City of Tacoma, Washington utilize Autodesk Geospatial to perform an array of time saving tasks that increase their bottom line.
Posted: 24 Jul 2008 | Premiered: Available On Demand
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Autodesk Solutions for Utilities
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WEBCAST: In this on-demand webcast (first presented at the Autodesk Virtual Tour Event in June 2008) Alan Saunders and Pete Southwood will show you how AutoCAD® Map 3D is a better AutoCAD for utilities with tools that help you clean up and classify data ...
Posted: 24 Jul 2008 | Premiered: Available On Demand
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Is Tacoma City Your Destiny?
sponsored by Autodesk
WEBCAST: Check out our interactive map and learn how Tacoma Public Works would respond in any situation-from the mundane to an emergency-now that they can freely access their data.
Posted: 24 Jul 2008 | Premiered: Available On Demand
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AUTOCAD® Map 3D: Orange County Sanitation District
sponsored by Autodesk
WEBCAST: Autodesk Map 3D software is the leading platform for creating and editing spatial data. It delivers practical mapping functionality to engineers and geospatial professionals for integrating CAD and GIS information.
Posted: 24 Jul 2008 | Premiered: Available On Demand
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GIS SOFTWARE DEFINITION (continued): …  many uses: weather forecasting, sales analysis, population forecasting, and land use planning, to name a few.

In a GIS, geographic information is described explicitly in terms of geographic coordinates (latitude and longitude or some national grid coordinates) or implicitly in terms of a street address, postal code, or forest stand identifier. A geographic information system contains the ability to translate implicit geographic data (such as a street address) into an explicit map location. … 
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