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GIS in public policy  

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  • Since the late 1980s, geographic information systems, or GIS, have become almost ubiquitous in public organizations and throughout the nonprofit sector. Over this period, geospatial capability has become essential. [Source: Encyclopedia of Geography; GIS in Public Policy]

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https://concepts.sagepub.com/social-science/concept/GIS_in_public_policy

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