GIS (地理情報システム)
- Geographical information system
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Geographic information system (GIS): A computer system, incluidng hardware and softwawre, provides tools for capturing, storing, checking, integrating, manipulating, analyzing and displaying data related to positions.
- Data type
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Raster data
Fig. Basic structure of raster data Fig. Stem densities of Larix kaempferi in 1963 (left), 1973 (center), and 1990 (right), determined from aerial photographs. (Kondo & Tsuyuzaki 1999) Most data obtained by remote sensing are recorded by raster.
Vector data
The data are given by coordinates and the attributes.
- References
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- Kondo, T. & Tsuyuzaki, S. 1999. Natural regeneration patterns of the introduced larch, Larix kaempferi (Pinaceae) on the volcano Mount Koma, northern Japan. Diversity and Distributions 5: 223-233
- remote sensing
- Japan GIS/Mapping sciences resource guide
- GeoVISTA Center
- Yuji Murayama's Home Page