Geographic Information Systems
"Geographic Information Systems" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
Computer systems capable of assembling, storing, manipulating, and displaying geographically referenced information, i.e. data identified according to their locations.
| Descriptor ID |
D040362
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| MeSH Number(s) |
L01.313.500.750.300.314 L01.470.750.750.462
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| Concept/Terms |
Geographic Information Systems- Geographic Information Systems
- Geographic Information System
- Information System, Geographic
- Information Systems, Geographic
- Geographical Information Systems
- Geographical Information System
- Information System, Geographical
- Information Systems, Geographical
- System, Geographical Information
- Systems, Geographical Information
Global Positioning Systems- Global Positioning Systems
- Positioning System, Global
- Positioning Systems, Global
- System, Global Positioning
- Systems, Global Positioning
- Global Positioning System
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2011 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2013 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2014 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 2015 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2016 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2017 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2018 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2020 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Geographic Information Systems" by people in Profiles.
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Improved Geocoding of Cancer Registry Addresses in Urban and Rural Oklahoma. J Registry Manag. 2020; 47(1):13-20.
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Evaluation of geoimputation strategies in a large case study. Int J Health Geogr. 2018 07 31; 17(1):30.
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Geographic variation in the relationship between body mass index and the built environment. Prev Med. 2017 Jul; 100:33-40.
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Mapping forests in monsoon Asia with ALOS PALSAR 50-m mosaic images and MODIS imagery in 2010. Sci Rep. 2016 Feb 11; 6:20880.
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Center of excellence for mobile sensor data-to-knowledge (MD2K). J Am Med Inform Assoc. 2015 Nov; 22(6):1137-42.
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Spatial characterization of colonies of the flying fox bat, a carrier of Nipah virus in Thailand. BMC Vet Res. 2015 Mar 28; 11:81.
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Geographic information software programs' accuracy for interfacility air transport distances and time. Air Med J. 2014 Jul-Aug; 33(4):165-71.
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Shelter proximity and affect among homeless smokers making a quit attempt. Am J Health Behav. 2014 Mar; 38(2):161-9.
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A 50-m forest cover map in Southeast Asia from ALOS/PALSAR and its application on forest fragmentation assessment. PLoS One. 2014; 9(1):e85801.
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Rivers and flooded areas identified by medium-resolution remote sensing improve risk prediction of the highly pathogenic avian influenza H5N1 in Thailand. Geospat Health. 2013 Nov; 8(1):193-201.