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  1. [social context of GIS] An abbreviation of geographic information science. A field of science that studies the principles of GIS. GIScience research includes the theoretical and technical basis of GIS, the social implications of its use, and where it intersects or interacts with related disciplines—such as cognitive, social, and information science.