The term "GIS" first started being used in
A)the 1950s with Harvard's GIS Labs (SYGIS).
B)the 1960s with Canada's CGIS.
C)the 1970s with the CIA's Automap GIS.
D)the 1980s with the development of Esri's ArcGIS.

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The term "GIS" was first used in the 1960s with Canada's CGIS (Canadian Geographic Information System), which was one of the earliest GIS systems developed. While there were earlier systems that incorporated spatial data, the term "GIS" specifically refers to computer-based systems that allow for the capture, storage, analysis, and display of geographic information. The other options listed (SYGIS, Automap GIS, Esri's ArcGIS) were important developments in the history of GIS, but they came later than the 1960s and were not the first uses of the term "GIS".

The Term "GIS" First Started Being Used in