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Geographic Information Systems: implementation

Authors: Pierre-Alain AYRAL, Sophie SAUVAGNARGUES, Yannick FOGUE-DJOMBOU, Billy POTTIER, Florian TENA-CHOLLET, Vincent THIERION

Publication date: February 10, 2022

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6. Glossary

multi-criteria analysis; analyse multicritères

Mathematical methods used to choose between several solutions based on a multi-criteria analysis grid.

Building Information Modeling (BIM)

BIM is "a shared digital representation of a built object (including buildings, bridges, roads, processing plants, etc.) to facilitate design, construction and operation processes in order to provide a reliable basis for decisions" (ISO 29481).

geomatics; geomatic

A word formed from the double contraction of "geography" and "computer science", and designating the discipline dealing with GIS. In particular, it involves mobilizing the very diverse knowledge and skills required to collect, process and disseminate geographic information. As such, geomatics goes far beyond the use of GIS,...

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