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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| 2002 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2005 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2006 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2007 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2008 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2009 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2010 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 2011 | 1 | 4 | 5 |
| 2012 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 2013 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2014 | 3 | 2 | 5 |
| 2015 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2016 | 3 | 2 | 5 |
| 2019 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2020 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2021 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2024 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Geographic Information Systems" by people in Profiles.
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Alberico C, Zweig M, Carter A, Hughey SM, Huang JH, Schipperijn J, Floyd MF, Hipp JA. Use of Accelerometry and Global Positioning System (GPS) to Describe Children's Park-Based Physical Activity Among Racial and Ethnic Minority Youth. J Urban Health. 2025 Feb; 102(1):152-164.
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Davis IS, Thornburg MA, Patel H, Pelham WE. Digital Location Tracking of Children and Adolescents: A Theoretical Framework and Review. Clin Child Fam Psychol Rev. 2024 Dec; 27(4):943-965.
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Chen TA, Smith NG, Regan SD, Obasi EM, Anderson KF, Reitzel LR. Combining Global Positioning System (GPS) with saliva collection among sexual minority adults: A feasibility study. PLoS One. 2021; 16(5):e0250333.
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Vilme H, Paul CJ, Duke NN, Campbell SD, Sauls D, Muiruri C, Skinner AC, Bosworth H, Dokurugu YM, Fay JP. Using geographic information systems to characterize food environments around historically black colleges and universities: Implications for nutrition interventions. J Am Coll Health. 2022 04; 70(3):818-823.
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Wang Q, Yang S, Zheng M, Han F, Ma Y. Effects of Vegetable Fields on the Spatial Distribution Patterns of Metal(loid)s in Soils Based on GIS and Moran's I. Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2019 10 24; 16(21).
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Duncan DT, Park SH, Goedel WC, Sheehan DM, Regan SD, Chaix B. Acceptability of smartphone applications for global positioning system (GPS) and ecological momentary assessment (EMA) research among sexual minority men. PLoS One. 2019; 14(1):e0210240.
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Alberico CO, Schipperijn J, Reis RS. Use of global positioning system for physical activity research in youth: ESPA?OS Adolescentes, Brazil. Prev Med. 2017 10; 103S:S59-S65.
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Allen C, Tsou MH, Aslam A, Nagel A, Gawron JM. Applying GIS and Machine Learning Methods to Twitter Data for Multiscale Surveillance of Influenza. PLoS One. 2016; 11(7):e0157734.
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Luo N, An L, Nara A, Yan X, Zhao W. GIS-based multielement source analysis of dustfall in Beijing: A study of 40 major and trace elements. Chemosphere. 2016 Jun; 152:123-31.
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Akil L, Ahmad HA. Salmonella infections modelling in Mississippi using neural network and geographical information system (GIS). BMJ Open. 2016 Mar 03; 6(3):e009255.