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                                    | bernard2012Starting Member
 
 
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                                            |  Posted - 2012-07-13 : 18:42:16 
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                                            | Can anyone explain to me what a Geographic Information System is?And why it is important?Thankyou |  |  
                                    | SwePesoPatron Saint of Lost Yaks
 
 
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                                          |  Posted - 2012-07-14 : 11:47:15 
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                                          | GIS is mostly related to marketing and sales. It's a way to geographically pinpoint your customers to a location.One use can be "we want to send a flyer to all our customers who live within 35 mile radius". N 56°04'39.26"E 12°55'05.63"
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