 Geographic Information Systems
"Geographic Information Systems" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
Computer systems capable of assembling, storing, manipulating, and displaying geographically referenced information, i.e. data identified according to their locations.
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D040362
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| MeSH Number(s) |
L01.313.500.750.300.314 L01.470.750.750.462
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| Concept/Terms |
Geographic Information Systems- Geographic Information Systems
- Geographic Information System
- Information System, Geographic
- Information Systems, Geographic
- Geographical Information Systems
- Geographical Information System
- Information System, Geographical
- Information Systems, Geographical
- System, Geographical Information
- Systems, Geographical Information
Global Positioning Systems- Global Positioning Systems
- Positioning System, Global
- Positioning Systems, Global
- System, Global Positioning
- Systems, Global Positioning
- Global Positioning System
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| 2010 | 0 | 1 | 1 | | 2013 | 0 | 1 | 1 | | 2014 | 0 | 2 | 2 | | 2015 | 2 | 3 | 5 | | 2016 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 2017 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Geographic Information Systems" by people in Profiles.
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Carlson JA, Mitchell TB, Saelens BE, Staggs VS, Kerr J, Frank LD, Schipperijn J, Conway TL, Glanz K, Chapman JE, Cain KL, Sallis JF. Within-person associations of young adolescents' physical activity across five primary locations: is there evidence of cross-location compensation? Int J Behav Nutr Phys Act. 2017 04 20; 14(1):50.
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Meseck K, Jankowska MM, Schipperijn J, Natarajan L, Godbole S, Carlson J, Takemoto M, Crist K, Kerr J. Is missing geographic positioning system data in accelerometry studies a problem, and is imputation the solution? Geospat Health. 2016 05 31; 11(2):403.
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Carlson JA, Schipperijn J, Kerr J, Saelens BE, Natarajan L, Frank LD, Glanz K, Conway TL, Chapman JE, Cain KL, Sallis JF. Locations of Physical Activity as Assessed by GPS in Young Adolescents. Pediatrics. 2016 Jan; 137(1).
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Takemoto M, Carlson JA, Moran K, Godbole S, Crist K, Kerr J. Relationship between Objectively Measured Transportation Behaviors and Health Characteristics in Older Adults. Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2015 Oct 30; 12(11):13923-37.
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Boone-Heinonen J, Howard AG, Meyer K, Lewis CE, Kiefe CI, Laroche HH, Gunderson EP, Gordon-Larsen P. Marriage and parenthood in relation to obesogenic neighborhood trajectories: The CARDIA study. Health Place. 2015 Jul; 34:229-40.
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Carlson JA, Jankowska MM, Meseck K, Godbole S, Natarajan L, Raab F, Demchak B, Patrick K, Kerr J. Validity of PALMS GPS scoring of active and passive travel compared with SenseCam. Med Sci Sports Exerc. 2015 Mar; 47(3):662-7.
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Carlson JA, Saelens BE, Kerr J, Schipperijn J, Conway TL, Frank LD, Chapman JE, Glanz K, Cain KL, Sallis JF. Association between neighborhood walkability and GPS-measured walking, bicycling and vehicle time in adolescents. Health Place. 2015 Mar; 32:1-7.
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Gell NM, Rosenberg DE, Carlson J, Kerr J, Belza B. Built environment attributes related to GPS measured active trips in mid-life and older adults with mobility disabilities. Disabil Health J. 2015 Apr; 8(2):290-5.
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Engelberg JK, Carlson JA, Black ML, Ryan S, Sallis JF. Ciclov?a participation and impacts in San Diego, CA: the first CicloSDias. Prev Med. 2014 Dec; 69 Suppl 1:S66-73.
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Norman GJ, Carlson JA, O'Mara S, Sallis JF, Patrick K, Frank LD, Godbole SV. Neighborhood preference, walkability and walking in overweight/obese men. Am J Health Behav. 2013 Mar; 37(2):277-82.
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