Computing geographically : bridging giscience and geography /
Geographic information science (GISc) and systems (GIS) have grown rapidly in recent decades, increasingly on a separate track from geographic thought. As geography's "big ideas, such as space, place, boundaries, scale, process and relationality, have evolved, what does this mean for their...
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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New York :
Guilford Press,
[2024].
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| Summary: | Geographic information science (GISc) and systems (GIS) have grown rapidly in recent decades, increasingly on a separate track from geographic thought. As geography's "big ideas, such as space, place, boundaries, scale, process and relationality, have evolved, what does this mean for their computational representation? This book considers how key concepts have developed in geography and are represented (or not) in GISc, with a view to bridging gaps between the two. David O'Sullivan shows how revisiting the theoretical underpinnings of geography offers insights on enduring GIS challenges, including map projections, the modifiable areal unit problem, scale and map generalization and the nature of space and place, while also enriching geographic thought. The book uses examples from across geography's subdisciplines to promote understanding. Chapters are self-contained essays that can easily form the basis of classroom discussions. |
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| Physical Description: | xv, 312 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 257-300) and index. |
| ISBN: | 9781462553938 1462553931 |