Definitions and Terms
There are many terms commonly used in reference to geographically-related data. Throughout this paper we will adhere to the terms below, as widely defined by industry experts:
GIS (Geographic Information System): integrated hardware, software and data for capturing, managing, analyzing and displaying all forms of geographically referenced information
Spatial or Geospatial data: represents things that exist in space and those that are referenced to a location on the earth
Location Intelligence: adding a geographic or location-based dimension to business and predictive intelligence systems
