Geospatial Technology and the Role of Location in Science (GeoJournal Library Book 96)

Globalisation has not led to the ‘death of geography’. Intensified relations between communities in different parts of the world have only highlighted the need for understanding and managing phenomena on a variety of geographic scales. From global warming to credit crunch, and from epidemics to terrorism, causes and solutions are sought on local, regional, national as well as inter-continental levels. With the advent of Geospatial Technology, scholars, policymakers and entrepreneurs have valuable tools in hand to proceed. This book offers the first systematic account of the science behind this mental and technological revolution. Tracing the adoption and dissemination of Geospatial Technology in a range of disciplines, it examines the impact this technology has had, and is likely to have, on the explanation of spatial behaviour, phenomena and processes. At the same time, stressing innovative usage, it explores scientific contributions to technology advancement. Geospatial technology and the role of location in science / Niels van Manen, Henk J. Scholten and Rob van de Velde Location across disciplines : reflections on the CSISS experience / Donald G. Janelle and Michael F. Goodchild Location awareness 2020 : addressing auto-identification and location in the 2020s / Euro Beinat and John Steenbruggen Visualising landscapes : do pictures represent theory or data? / Chunglin Kwa, Mieke van Hemert and Lieuwe van der Weij Past in place : the role of geo-ICT in present-day archaeology / Alfred J. Wagtendonk ... [et al.] No place in history : geo-ICT and historical science / Onno W.A. Boonstra Geo-ICT in demography : the impact of developments in geoinformation and geotechnology on the discipline of demography / John Stilwell The adoption of geo-ICT in economics : increasing opportunities for spatial research in economics / Jasper Dekkers and Piet Rietveld Spatial planning and geo-ICT : how spatial planners invented GIS and are still learning how to use it / Arjen de Wit ... [et al.] Geo-ICT : connecting physical and virtual geographies / Josef Strobl The role of place and time in the epidemiology of tropical diseases / Mark Cresswell Real crimes on virtual maps : the application of geography and GIS in criminology / Johan G.J. van Schaaik and Jasper J. van der Kemp Geo-ICT for risk and disaster management / Sisi Zlatanova and Andrea G. Fabbri Geo-ICT in transportation science / Maria Teresa Borzacchiello ... [et al.] Geographical information systems and geography teaching / Joop van der Schee and Henk J. Scholten Synthesis : geospatial technology and the role of location in science / Niels van Manen ... [et al.]. Front Matter....Pages i-xiii Geospatial Technology and the Role of Location in Science....Pages 1-13 Location across Disciplines: Reflections on the CSISS Experience....Pages 15-29 Location Awareness 2020: Addressing Auto-identification and Location in the 2020s....Pages 31-45 Visualising Landscapes: Do Pictures Represent Theory or Data?....Pages 47-58 Past in Place: The Role of Geo-ICT in Present-day Archaeology....Pages 59-86 No Place in History – Geo-ICT and Historical Science....Pages 87-101 Geo-ICT in Demography: The Impact of Developments in Geoinformation and Geotechnology on the Discipline of Demography....Pages 103-132 The Adoption of Geo-ICT in Economics: Increasing Opportunities for Spatial Research in Economics....Pages 133-161 Spatial Planning and Geo-ICT: How Spatial Planners Invented GIS and Are Still Learning How to Use It....Pages 163-185 Geo-ICT: Connecting Physical and Virtual Geographies....Pages 187-199 The Role of Place and Time in the Epidemiology of Tropical Diseases....Pages 201-215 Real Crimes on Virtual Maps: The Application of Geography and GIS in Criminology....Pages 217-237 Geo-ICT for Risk and Disaster Management....Pages 239-266 Geo-ICT in Transportation Science....Pages 267-285 Geographical Information Systems and Geography Teaching....Pages 287-301 Synthesis: Geospatial Technology and the Role of Location in Science....Pages 303-311 Back Matter....Pages 313-321

globalisation Has Not Led To The ‘death Of Geography’. Intensified Relations Between Communities In Different Parts Of The World Have Only Highlighted The Need For Understanding And Managing Phenomena On A Variety Of Geographic Scales. From Global Warming To Credit Crunch, And From Epidemics To Terrorism, Causes And Solutions Are Sought On Local, Regional, National As Well As Inter-continental Levels. With The Advent Of Geospatial Technology, Scholars, Policymakers And Entrepreneurs Have Valuable Tools In Hand To Proceed.

this Book Offers The First Systematic Account Of The Science Behind This Mental And Technological Revolution. Tracing The Adoption And Dissemination Of Geospatial Technology In A Range Of Disciplines, It Examines The Impact This Technology Has Had, And Is Likely To Have, On The Explanation Of Spatial Behaviour, Phenomena And Processes. At The Same Time, Stressing Innovative Usage, It Explores Scientific Contributions To Technology Advancement.

Tracing the adoption and dissemination of Geospatial Technology in a range of disciplines, this book examines the impact this technology has had, and is likely to have, on the explanation of spatial behaviour, phenomena and processes. Focusing on its innovative usage, it explores scientific contributions to technology advancement