a science that utilizes computer generated maps to portray relationships among massive amounts of data in essence computer maps translate pages of statistics into pictures allowing data that would otherwise take days or weeks torelate and comprehend to be understood in a matter of minutes the concept has applications in such areas as corporate planning forestry energy law enforcement city and regional planning banking marketing environmental management instruction health planning research site selection agriculture and politics

计算机地图是一门利用计算机生成地图来描绘大量数据之间关系的科学，从本质上讲，计算机地图将统计数据转化为图片，使原本需要数天或数周才能关联和理解的数据在几分钟内就能被理解。这一概念在企业规划、林业、能源执法、城市和区域规划、银行营销、环境管理、指导、健康规划、研究网站等领域都有应用选择农业和政治

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