Geographic information science
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Geographic information science (GISc or GISci or GIScience) is the academic theory behind the development, use, and application of geographic information systems (GIS). It is concerned with people, hardware, software, and geospatial data. GISc addresses fundamental issues raised by the use of GIS and related information technologies (Goodchild 1990, 1992; Wilson and Fotheringham 2007).
[edit] See also
- General topics
- Representation theory
- Geographic information system
- Spatial analysis
- Spatial autocorrelation
- Complete spatial randomness
- Modifiable Areal Unit Problem
- Cartography
- Geovisualization
- Spatial Decision Support Systems
- Cellular automaton
- Stewardship: Geospatial intelligence
[edit] References
- Goodchild, Michael F. (1990), "Spatial information sciencePDF", Proceedings, Fourth International Symposium on Spatial Data Handling (Zurich, Switzerland): 3–12
- Goodchild, Michael F. (1992), "Geographical information science", International Journal of Geographical Information Systems 6 (1): 31–45, http://books.google.com/books?id=Aa1fa3U8bsMC&pg=PA181
- Longley, Paul A.; Goodchild, Michael F.; Maguire, David W.; Rhind (2005), Geographic Information Systems and Science (2nd ed.), Chichester: Wiley, ISBN 047087001X
- Wilson, J.P.; Fotheringham, A.S. (2007), The Handbook of Geographic Information Science, Malden, MA: Blackwell Publishing, pp. 3–12
[edit] External links
- International Cartographic Association (ICA), the world body for mapping and GIScience professionals
- The ESRI Guide to GIS Analysis
- The GIS&T Body of Knowledge
- The University Consortium for Geographic Information Science
- Collection of open source GIS applications
