ELI5: Explain Like I'm 5

Distributed GIS

Distributed GIS is like a map that can be shared with lots of different people all at the same time. It is like having one big map that is split up between many different people, each person only being able to see the part of the map that they need to. This way, everyone can look at and use the map at the same time without having to try to look all at once.