Overview

This anthology aims to present the fundamental philosophical issues and tools required by the reflection within and upon geography and Geographic Information Systems (GIS) . It is an introduction to the philosophy for GIScience from an analytical perspective, which looks at GIS with a specific focus on its fundamental and most general concepts and distinctions.  The first part of the book is devoted to explore some of the main philosophical questions arising from GIS and GIScience, which include, among others, investigations in ontology, epistemology, linguistics and geometrical modeling. The second part concerns issues related to spatial and cartographical representations of the geographical world. The third part is focused on the ontology of geography, specifically in terms of geographical entities, objects and boundaries. Finally, in the fourth part, the topic of GIS constitutes a starting point for exploring themes such as quantum geography and disorientation, and for defining professional profiles for geographers with competences in GIS environment.  This book on a new and unexplored field of research could be a fundamental point of reference for professional philosophers and geographers interested in the theoretical reflection about the foundational concepts of GIScience. It is also interesting reading material for students (both undergraduates, postgraduates and Ph.D. students) in philosophy, geography, applied ontology, GIScience, geomatics and computer science.

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Author:   Timothy Tambassi
Publisher:   Springer Nature Switzerland AG
Imprint:   Springer Nature Switzerland AG
Edition:   1st ed. 2019
Weight:   0.514kg
ISBN:  

9783030168315

ISBN 10:   303016831
Pages:   269
Publication Date:   15 August 2020
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Table of Contents

1.    Qingyun Du (Wuhan University): A philosophy perspective on Theoretical Cartography and GIScience 2.    N. Chrisman (RMIT University):  Realism and ModelsT. Bittner (University of Buffalo): Is there a Quantum Geography? 3.    R. Laurini (University of Lyon): Some Philosophical Issues Regarding Mathematical Modeling in GIS 4.    Galton (University of Exeter) Space, Time, and the Representation of Geographical Reality [revisited] 5.    R.G. Winther (University of California Santa Cruz): Is the map really not the territory? Abstraction and Representation in GIS, Cartography, and Science 6.    B. Smith (University of Buffalo): On Drawing lines on a Map [revisited] 7.    A.C. Varzi (Columbia University in the City of New York): Boundaries: Theory and Practice 8.    R. Casati and P. Fernandez (CNRS, Institut Jean Nicod): (Dis)orientation, navigation styles, and GIS 9.    Thomasson (Dartmouth College): Geographic Objects and the Science of Geography [revisited] 10.  T. Tambassi (University of Bucharest): On the notion of geographical entities: mapping the geo-ontological debate 11.  H. Couclelis (University of California Santa Barbara): TBA 12.  D.M. Mark (University of Buffalo) and G. Sinha (Ohio University): Ontology design for topographic modeling and analysis 13.  C. Pesaresi (Sapienza University of Rome): GIS and education 

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Timothy Tambassi is an Adjunct Professor in Logic at the University of Eastern Piedmont and an Honorary Research Fellow in History of Philosophy at the University of Parma.  Moreover, he was an ICUB Postdoctoral Research Fellow at the Research Institute of the University of Bucharest, a Research Fellow in Computer Science at the University of Eastern Piedmont, and a Visiting Scholar at the Universities of Milan, Columbia in the City of New York and Durham.  His main interests of research include Metaphysics, Formal Ontology, Philosophy of Geography, Geo-ontologies and the Philosophy of E.J. Lowe.

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