GIS (disambiguation)
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Places and organizations
- Garden International SchoolGarden International SchoolGarden International School is an international school based in Malaysia. It is one of the largest private, co-educational schools in Malaysia, offering education based on the British Curriculum....
, in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia - Gippsland Independent SchoolsGippsland Independent SchoolsGippsland Independent Schools is an association of schools in Gippsland, Victoria, Australia. The association organises many inter-school extracurricular competitions...
, an association of schools in the Gippsland region of Victoria, Australia - Gisborne AirportGisborne AirportGisborne Airport is a regional airport on the outskirts of Gisborne on the East Coast of the North Island of New Zealand. Gisborne Airport is one of the few airports in the world that has a railway line, the Palmerston North - Gisborne Line, crossing the main runway.-Eastland Group Management:On...
, Gisborne, New Zealand - Goshen Intermediate SchoolGoshen Intermediate SchoolGoshen Intermediate School educates students in grades 3-5 in the Goshen Central School District, covering the eponymous village and town in Orange County, New York. It is located on McNally Street in the village, not far from the other Goshen schools....
, in Goshen, New York - Greenland ice sheetGreenland ice sheetThe Greenland ice sheet is a vast body of ice covering , roughly 80% of the surface of Greenland. It is the second largest ice body in the world, after the Antarctic Ice Sheet. The ice sheet is almost long in a north-south direction, and its greatest width is at a latitude of 77°N, near its...
, a vast body of ice covering most of Greenland - Gruppo di Intervento SpecialeGruppo di Intervento SpecialeGruppo di Intervento Speciale is an elite Special Operations counter-terrorism tactical response unit inside the Italian Carabinieri military police, first formed in 1978...
, a counter-terrorist unit of the Italian Carabinieri - Groupe d'Intervention SpécialGroupe d'Intervention SpécialThe Special Intervention Group is a special forces group created in Algeria in 1987, initially with 300 members.In addition to the commando-style typical training course of Western forces like the French COS and the Russian Spetnaz they also received training on specialized topics like tactical...
, a special operations unit of Algeria - General Intelligence ServiceEgyptian General Intelligence DirectorateThe General Intelligence Services , often called the Mukhabarat , is an Egyptian intelligence agency responsible for providing national security intelligence, both domestically and transnationally, with a counter-terrorism focus....
, the national intelligence agency of EgyptEgyptEgypt , officially the Arab Republic of Egypt, Arabic: , is a country mainly in North Africa, with the Sinai Peninsula forming a land bridge in Southwest Asia. Egypt is thus a transcontinental country, and a major power in Africa, the Mediterranean Basin, the Middle East and the Muslim world...
Science and technology
- Gas insulated switchgearSwitchgearThe term switchgear, used in association with the electric power system, or grid, refers to the combination of electrical disconnects, fuses and/or circuit breakers used to isolate electrical equipment. Switchgear is used both to de-energize equipment to allow work to be done and to clear faults...
for electric power distribution - Gastrointestinal tractGastrointestinal tractThe human gastrointestinal tract refers to the stomach and intestine, and sometimes to all the structures from the mouth to the anus. ....
(or system), the digestive tract in humans and other primates - Geographic information scienceGeographic Information ScienceGeographic information science is the academic theory behind the development, use, and application of geographic information systems...
, the academic theory behind the development, use, and application of geographic information systems - Geographic information systemGeographic Information SystemA geographic information system, geographical information science, or geospatial information studies is a system designed to capture, store, manipulate, analyze, manage, and present all types of geographically referenced data...
, a system for creating, storing, analyzing and managing spatial data and associated attributes - Google Image SearchGoogle Image SearchGoogle Images is a search service created by Google that allows users to search the Web for image content. The feature was introduced in July 2001. The keywords for the image search are based on the filename of the image, the link text pointing to the image, and text adjacent to the image. When...
, a search engine for image files
Other
- The NYSE stock symbol for food company General MillsGeneral MillsGeneral Mills, Inc. is an American Fortune 500 corporation, primarily concerned with food products, which is headquartered in Golden Valley, Minnesota, a suburb of Minneapolis. The company markets many well-known brands, such as Betty Crocker, Yoplait, Colombo, Totinos, Jeno's, Pillsbury, Green...
- Green investment scheme, a credit acquisition mechanism under the Kyoto Protocol
- Guaranteed Income Supplement, a Canadian pension plan is a taxable monthly payment available to most older Canadians
- Ghost in the ShellGhost in the Shellis a Japanese multimedia franchise composed of manga, animated films, anime series, video games and novels. It focuses on the activities of the counter-terrorist organization Public Security Section 9 in a futuristic, cyberpunk Japan ....
, a Japanese cyberpunk manga and anime film series