Geo
Geo- is a prefix derived from the Greek word γη or γαια, meaning "earth", usually in the sense of "ground or land"; as a prefix, it may also mean "global" or relate to the planet Earth.
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GEO or Geo may also refer to:
Arts, entertainment, and media
- GEO (magazine), a popular scientific magazine
- Geo, a fictional character on the Nick Jr. television show, Team Umizoomi
- Geo City, a fictional city in the videogame Raw Danger
- Geo Stelar, the protagonist in Mega Man Star Force
- Geo TV, a pay television channel in Pakistan
- Neo Geo, a video game system
Brands and enterprises
- Geo (automobile), a defunct brand of entry-level cars produced by General Motors
- GEO Group, a prison corporation
Computing and science
- Geo (microformat), a microformat for marking up geographical coordinates in (X)HTML
- Gene Expression Omnibus, or GEO, a National Center for Biotechnology Information database for gene expression
- GEO 600, a detector for gravitational radiation
- Geo URI, an IETF proposed standard for making URIs for physical locations
- Geo-exchange, a heating and cooling system
- Geocaching, an outdoor activity that involves using navigational techniques to find geocaches
- Geocentric, a model of the universe that places the earth at its centre
- Geostationary Earth orbit or geostationary orbit, a geosynchronous (circular) orbit directly above the Earth's equator
- Geosynchronous orbit, an orbit that has the same period as the Earth's sidereal rotation
- Geocoding, encoding coordinates into features, images, web pages and other data records
- Geolocation, the science of determining the real-world location of a website or website visitor
- GeoTagging, the process of adding geographical identification metadata into various media
- Geodesy, also known as geodetics, the study of the measurement and representation of the earth
- Geography, the study of the spatial characteristics of human and natural features on Earth as well as human-environment relationships
- Geology, the study of the Earth's structure
- Geothermal (geology), heat sources from within the Earth
- Geomarketing, a discipline within marketing analysis
- Geometer moth, a type of moth whose larvae appear to "measure the earth" as they move in a looping fashion
- Geometry, the mathematics of Earth measurement
- Geopolitics, the analysis of history, geography and social science with respect to international politics
- Geotechnical Engineering, the branch of civil engineering concerned with the engineering behavior of earth materials
- Geotechnics, the application of scientific methods and engineering principles to the acquisition, interpretation, and use of knowledge of soil for engineering
- Global Environment Outlook, or GEO, an environmental assessment produced by the United Nations
- Germanium monoxide, molecular formula GeO
Groups and organizations
- General Education Officer, the basic rank of teachers of the Ministry of Education in Singapore
- Group on Earth Observations, an intergovernmental organization
- Grupo Especial de Operaciones, a special SWAT division of the Spanish police
People
- Geo Bogza, Romanian poet and essayist
- Geo Dumitrescu, Romanian poet
- George (given name), commonly abbreviated Geo.
- Christian Geo Heltboe, Danish comedian known by his middle name
Places
- Geo (landscape), a creek (inlet) or gulley in the Orkney and Shetland Islands
- GEO, the IOC country code and three letter country code for Georgia (country), in Eurasia
- GEO, the IATA code for Cheddi Jagan International Airport
- Estadio Casas GEO, stadium in Mexicali, Mexico
See also
- Geo storm (disambiguation)
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