Description
The Philosophy of GIS, 1st ed. 2019
Springer Geography Series
Coordinator: Tambassi Timothy
Language: EnglishKeywords
Philosophy of Geographic Information Systems; Geo-ontologies; Philosophical reflection of GIS; Naïve Geography; Geographical Identity; Qualitative ontology; Grounding Geography; Geomatics; Theory of Spatial Representation; Foundational concepts of GIScience; Topology; Theory of Spatial Location
Publication date: 08-2020
Support: Print on demand
Publication date: 06-2019
269 p. · 15.5x23.5 cm · Hardback
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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.