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Robert Cambridge 2014-05-15 07:58:33 -07:00
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IntroductionToGIS.md

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## What is GIS?
First, we should point out that most would not consider Mapnik a "true geographic information system" since it is mainly a [rendering library](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rendering_(computer_graphics\)) rather than a complete information system that may provide tools for rich analysis or data management. That said, Mapnik builds upon existing work on GIS and GIS-related technologies, such as [proj.4](http://trac.osgeo.org/proj/), [PostGIS](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/PostGIS), and various raster/vector data formats.
First, we should point out that most would not consider Mapnik a "true geographic information system" since it is mainly a [rendering library](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rendering_(computer_graphics)) rather than a complete information system that may provide tools for rich analysis or data management. That said, Mapnik builds upon existing work on GIS and GIS-related technologies, such as [proj.4](http://trac.osgeo.org/proj/), [PostGIS](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/PostGIS), and various raster/vector data formats.
Instead, some might say that Mapnik may be more easily applicable to endeavors in the field of [Neogeography](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neogeography).