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because they had "GI" stamped on all their belongings "GI" stands for Galvanized Iron not Government Issue.
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How does Nancy charbeneau use GIS?
How does Nancy charbeneau used gis
What is vectorization in GIS?
Vectorization is the process of converting raster data into vector data. the opposite is called rasterization.
Why gis a valuable tool for examining the geography of a place?
The GIS stores info about the world in a digital database
Does gis have a weather tracker?
Yes, gis does have a weather tracker. As well as monitoring the weather, a gis system can have many other uses. It can analyze sales and forecast a population, among other things.
What is the essence of thematic layers in GIS?
No
Why were World War 2 soldiers called GIs?
G.I. stands for Government Issue
How did American soldiers became known as GIs?
they faught at the wars
Why were soldiers called GI Joes?
They were and still called GIs or GI Joes for the "General Issue" or basic nature of issued equipment and similar appearance of all soldiers to each other in uniform. "Joe" was believed to be the common or stereotypical American name.
What was a drafted soldier called during World War 2?
They called the same thing the enlisted men were called. Soldiers. They were not differentiated from the enlisted men. Of course some of the men were called grunts, GIs, Yanks, and a other not so nice names. ____ In Canada, men who waited until they were drafted were called zombies by the soldiers who had volunteered.
What was the nickname for american soldiers because their clothing was labeled Government Issue?
The nickname for American soldiers because their clothing was labeled government issue was GIs.
How did America get out of the Vietnam war?
Amongst GIs, we declared victory and left.
Why are people who work in the GIS field called knowledge workers?
People who work in the GIS field are called knowledge workers because a knowledge worker is a person working in one of the information industries and the GIS is an information industry so knowlege workers work there.
What are called Google Products and which Google product is used in GIS?
Google Maps and Google Earth are used in geographic information systems (GIS).
Why were World War 1 US soldiers called dough boys?
The usual explanation is that during the "Punitive Expedition" into Mexico in 1916, where Pershing led American soldiers in a long "chase" around northern Mexico after Pancho Villa, the infantry soldiers frequently got covered with dust. It was adobe dust (the same soil used as the primary building material in the southwest), so the mounted soldiers called these dusty infantrymen "adobes". Then it became "dobies". From there it was a short transliteration to "doughboys". By the way, their sons in the next war did not call themselves "GIs". They called themselves "doughs". Pershing (a city in Michigan) High School's mascot is the doughboy
What was ho chi minh once called?
Even GIs called him "Uncle Ho."
Why is GIS called a toolbox?
because it contains much amount of tools
Why were Vietnamese called gooks?
One GI in Vietnam stated that it was a corrupt pronunciation of the Korean word for "foreigner", and GIs had been called that term during the Korean War...so GIs adopted the usage.
