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land information systems  

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  • A specific use of GIS technology to manage and service the records of individual land parcels is often referred to in the United States, Australia, and Canada as land information systems (LIS). LIS are concerned with managing all types of data associated with ownership of individual land parcels and reflects the cadastral map and associated streets and rights-of-way that allow access and carry utilities to each land parcel. [Source: Encyclopedia of Geographic Information Science; Land Information Systems]

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