{"id":62,"date":"2014-05-24T02:21:52","date_gmt":"2014-05-24T02:21:52","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/gisgeography.com\/?page_id=62"},"modified":"2023-11-04T20:08:48","modified_gmt":"2023-11-05T01:08:48","slug":"about-us","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/gisgeography.com\/about-us\/","title":{"rendered":"About Us"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Mission Statement:<\/h1>\n\n\n\n<p>We are a team of GIS evangelists who are passionate about all aspects of GIS. This comes in the form of well-crafted geo-infographics, comprehensive guides, and exhaustive lists. This philosophy is at the heart of everything we do. GISGeography.com focuses on Geographic Information Systems (GIS) and Geography.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:10px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Geographic Information Systems (GIS)<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>GISGeography.com has resources for GIS professionals, researchers, and enthusiasts. If you are starting out with GIS and looking for information or you&#8217;re a seasoned veteran, no matter your background it&#8217;s a great place to learn GIS. There are many tutorials for beginners that will help you understand the basics of GIS. GISGeography.com has the goal of providing the most relevant, accurate, and up-to-date information to everyone about the developments of Geographic Information Systems in the following areas:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/gisgeography.com\/gis-analysis\/\">Analysis<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/gisgeography.com\/gis-career\/\">Career<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/gisgeography.com\/gis-datasets\/\">Datasets<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/gisgeography.com\/gis-mapping\/\">Mapping<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/gisgeography.com\/remote-sensing\/\">Remote Sensing<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/gisgeography.com\/gis-software\/\">Software<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:10px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Geography<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>GISGeography.com is committed to being the leading source of maps with one of the most comprehensive atlases online. The World Atlas has a number of different maps, including physical, political, and satellite maps. 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