Geographic data and information is defined in the ISO/TC 211 series of standards as data and information having an implicit or explicit association with a location relative to Earth (a geographic location or geographic position). It is also called geospatial data and information, georeferenced data and information, as well as geodata and geoinformation.
Geographic data and information is stored in geographic databases and geographic information systems (GIS).There are many different formats of geodata, including vector files, raster files, web files, and multi-temporal data.
