GI Systems can be used to turn data into information using the many tools and geoprocessing methods common to today’s systems. GI science provides the underlying principles and contextual understanding of when to use the tools, how they work and the way to interpret the resulting information. More importantly, GI science gives us a framework and a workflow for allowing us to turn information into evidence and then knowledge. By applying knowledge successfully over multiple years, we can build our wisdom about the world. GI scientists are interested in examining the fundamental principles that underlie GIS, that is to say the basic models, methods and generally held tenants of geography and geographic information. They are also interested in using GI Systems in scientific investigations to create new geographic knowledge.ad-hoc: For that purpose
alias: Otherwise
ante: Before
de facto: That exists, in fact
de jure: By right
etc: All the rest
ex ante: Forecast, based on expected results
i.e.: That is
per cent(per centum): In every hundred
vs: Against
via: By way of
vice versa: The position being reversed
viz(videlicent): By substitution, name by
