Foundations of Geographic Information Science

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Matt Duckham, Michael F. Goodchild, Michael Worboys
CRC Press, Jan 30, 2003 - Technology & Engineering - 272 pages
As the use of geographical information systems develops apace, a significant strand of research activity is being directed to the fundamental nature of geographic information. This volume contains a collection of essays and discussions on this theme.

What is geographic information? What fundamental principles are associated with it? How can
 

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Contents

Defining the Field
1
2 The Nature and Value of Geographic Information
18
3 Communicating Geographic Information in Context
32
4 Pragmatic Information ContentHow to Measure the Information in a Route Description
47
5 Representational Commitment in Maps
71
6 Granularity in Change Over Time
101
7 A Theory of Granular Partitions
124
8 On the Ontological Status of Geographical Boundaries
160
Process and Content
184
10 Neighborhoods and Landmarks
203
11 Geographical Terminology ServersClosingn the Semantic Divide
218
12 Placing Cultural Events and Documents in Space and Time
238
13 Geographic Activity Models
257
Index
272
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About the author (2003)

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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TitleFoundations of Geographic Information Science
EditorsMatt Duckham, Michael F. Goodchild, Michael Worboys
PublisherCRC Press, 2003
ISBN0203009541, 9780203009543
Length272 pages
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Technology & Engineering / Environmental / General
Technology & Engineering / Remote Sensing & Geographic Information Systems
  
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