The Philosophy of GIS

• Συγγραφή απο Οργανισμό/Αρχή: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Άλλοι συγγραφείς: Tambassi, Timothy (Επιμελητής έκδοσης, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/edt)
• Μορφή: Ηλεκτρονική πηγή Ηλ. βιβλίο
• Γλώσσα: English
• Έκδοση: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2019.
• Έκδοση: 1st ed. 2019.
• Σειρά: Springer Geography,
• Θέματα: Geographical information systems.; Environmental sciences-Philosophy.; Ontology.; Topology.; Geographical Information Systems/Cartography.; Environmental Philosophy.

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...

Πίνακας περιεχομένων:

• Foreword
• Preface
• Introduction
• 1. A philosophy perspective on Theoretical Cartography and GIScience
• 2. Is there a Quantum Geography?
• 3. Some Philosophical Issues Regarding Mathematical Modeling in GIS
• 4. Space, Time, and the Representation of Geographical Reality
• 5. Is the Map Really Not the Territory: Abstraction and Representation in GIS, Cartography, and Science
• 6. On Drawing Lines on a Map
• 7.Boundaries: Theory and Practice
• 8. (Dis)Orientation, Navigation Styles, and GIS
• 9. Geographic Objects and the Science of Geography
• 10. On the Notion of Geographical Entities: Mapping the Geo-Ontological Debate
• 11. TBA
• 12 Ontology Design for Topographic Modeling and Analysis
• 13. GIS and Education.