<s>
In	O
telecommunications	O
,	O
a	O
Geographical	B-Application
Operations	I-Application
System	I-Application
(	O
GOS	O
)	O
combines	O
the	O
integration	B-General_Concept
of	I-General_Concept
data	I-General_Concept
with	O
geographic	O
mapping	O
ability	O
in	O
a	O
consolidated	O
process	O
for	O
telecommunications	O
companies	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
process	O
can	O
be	O
defined	O
as	O
,	O
"	O
the	O
marriage	O
that	O
integrates	O
Geographic	B-Application
Information	I-Application
Systems	I-Application
(	O
GIS	B-Application
)	O
and	O
Operational	O
Support	O
Systems	O
(	O
OSS	O
)	O
entails	O
...	O
"	O
in	O
a	O
telecommunications	O
company	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
Geographical	B-Application
Operations	I-Application
System	I-Application
is	O
meant	O
to	O
provide	O
all	O
employees	O
,	O
from	O
database	O
managers	O
to	O
field	O
technicians	O
and	O
customer	O
service	O
representatives	O
,	O
with	O
fair	O
access	O
to	O
information	O
in	O
order	O
to	O
enhance	O
assistance	O
and	O
response	O
to	O
problems	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Open	B-Application
Database	I-Application
Connectivity	I-Application
(	O
ODBC	B-Application
)	O
is	O
utilized	O
to	O
create	O
a	O
discernible	O
pathway	O
for	O
retrieving	O
information	O
from	O
GOS	O
software	O
for	O
a	O
range	O
of	O
employees	O
that	O
may	O
not	O
be	O
familiar	O
with	O
database	O
protocols	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
Geographical	B-Application
Operations	I-Application
Systems	I-Application
meshes	O
the	O
importance	O
of	O
Geographical	B-Application
Information	I-Application
Systems	I-Application
–	O
which	O
provides	O
the	O
ability	O
to	O
store	O
data	O
in	O
a	O
geographically-correct	O
map	O
–	O
with	O
the	O
reliance	O
of	O
telecommunications	O
companies	O
on	O
Operational	O
Support	O
Systems	O
as	O
a	O
way	O
to	O
categorize	O
and	O
maintain	O
customer	O
and	O
equipment	O
records	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Geographical	B-Application
Operations	I-Application
System	I-Application
simplifies	O
interoperability	O
in	O
a	O
telecommunications	O
company	O
by	O
converging	O
resources	O
that	O
may	O
be	O
stored	O
in	O
different	O
programming	O
languages	O
from	O
across	O
the	O
company	O
into	O
a	O
single	O
software	O
program	O
to	O
be	O
utilized	O
by	O
customer	O
satisfaction	O
representatives	O
,	O
equipment	O
technicians	O
,	O
telecommunications	O
engineers	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
accounting	O
department	O
,	O
among	O
others	O
.	O
</s>
