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Research Agenda for Geographic Information Science by Robert B. McMaster (2004, Hardcover)

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PublisherCRC Press LLC

ISBN-100849327288

ISBN-139780849327285

eBay Product ID (ePID)4629851

Product Key Features

Number of Pages416 Pages

LanguageEnglish

Publication NameResearch Agenda for Geographic Information Science

SubjectRemote Sensing & Geographic Information Systems

Publication Year2004

TypeTextbook

AuthorRobert B. Mcmaster

Subject AreaTechnology & Engineering

FormatHardcover

Dimensions

Item Height1 in

Item Weight25.6 Oz

Item Length9.4 in

Item Width6.3 in

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Intended AudienceScholarly & Professional

LCCN2004-051870

Dewey Edition22

TitleLeadingA

IllustratedYes

Dewey Decimal910.285

Table Of ContentIntroduction to the UCGIS Research Agenda Spatial Data Acquisition and Integration Cognition of Geographic Information Scale Extensions to Geographic Representations Spatial Analysis and Modeling in a GIS Environment Research Issues on Uncertainty in Geographic Data and GIS-Based Analysis The Future of the Spatial Information Infrastructure Distributed and Mobile Computing GIS and Society: Interrelation, Integration, and Transformation Geographic Visualization Ontological Foundations for Geographic Information Science Remotely-Acquired Data and Information in GIScience Geospatial Data Mining and Knowledge Discovery Postscript on the UCGIS and Research

SynopsisA close relationship exists between GIS and numerous applications, including cartography, photogrammetry, geodesy, surveying, computer and information science, and statistics, among others. Scientists coined the term "geographic information science (GIScience)" to describe the theory behind these fields. A Research Agenda for Geographic Information Science extensively details the issues and fundamental scientific problems that must be solved if the use of GIS in these and other fields is to advance. Immediately following the founding of the University Consortium for Geographic Information Science (UCGIS), the group identified in a Research Agenda the topics that represented major challenges to the GIS research community. The first chapter of this book delivers an introduction to the agenda and to the collective guidance that the agenda provides to researchers. Chapters 2-10 discuss nine original research challenges. Chapters 11-14 provide the basis of the agenda's four "Emerging Themes." Each chapter, written by researchers involved in the conception of the topics, discusses basic research elements, the UCGIS approach, the need for the National research agenda, contributions to knowledge and society, and offers a complete set of references. The final section draws general conclusions about the UCGIS approach and the defined research challenges., A Research Agenda for Geographic Information Science examines the fundamental issues that must be understood and the scientific problems that must be solved if the use of geographic information systems is to advance. Chapters in this book address the basics of GIScience, and how they relate to the research agendas of cognate fields such as statistics and cognitive science. This book is essential reading for scholars who will expand the frontiers of GIS research and technology. Topics include spatial analysis and modeling, visualization, ontology, data mining, distributed and mobile computing, remotely acquired information, GIS and society, and much more.

LC Classification NumberG70.212.R47 2004