Foundations of Geographic Information Science
Author:   Matt Duckham (University of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia) ,  Michael F. Goodchild (University of California, Santa Barbara, USA) ,  Michael Worboys (University of Maine, Orono, USA)
Publisher:   Taylor & Francis Ltd
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9780367454593


Pages:   268
Publication Date:   18 December 2020
Format:   Paperback
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Author:   Matt Duckham (University of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia) ,  Michael F. Goodchild (University of California, Santa Barbara, USA) ,  Michael Worboys (University of Maine, Orono, USA)
Publisher:   Taylor & Francis Ltd
Imprint:   CRC Press
Weight:   0.453kg
ISBN:  

9780367454593


ISBN 10:   0367454599
Pages:   268
Publication Date:   18 December 2020
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print   Availability explained
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Table of Contents

Geographic Information Science. The Nature and Value of Geographic Information. Communicating Geographic Information in Context. Pragmatic Information Content. Representational Commitment in Maps. Granularity in Change over Time. A Theory of Granular Partitions. On the Ontological Status of Geographical Boundaries. Regions in Geography. Neighborhoods and Landmarks. Geographical Terminology Servers. Placing Cultural Events and Documents. Geographic Activity Models.

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'A well-crafted, authoritative volume with a coherent structure ... This volume is a useful review of GI science ten years from Goodchild's (1992) seminal paper ... The authors have posed challenging questions.' - Environment and Planning B, 2005


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Matt Duckham is a visiting researcher at the National Center for Geographic Information and Analysis, University of Maine, USA. He completed his PhD in spatial data quality at the University of Glasgow, UK, at the end of 1999, and worked for two years as a postdoctoral researcher at the University of Keele, UK. He is currently co-authoring, with Michael Worboys, the second edition of the text book Geographic Information Systems: A Computing Perspective.

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