Description
| Product ID: | 9781462553938 |
| Product Form: | Hardback |
| Country of Manufacture: | GB |
| Title: | Computing Geographically |
| Subtitle: | Bridging Giscience and Geography |
| Authors: | Author: David O'Sullivan |
| Page Count: | 312 |
| Subjects: | Human geography, Human geography, Cartography, map-making and projections, Geographical information systems, geodata and remote sensing, Cartography, map-making & projections, Geographical information systems (GIS) & remote sensing |
| Description: | Select Guide Rating Geographic information science (GISc) and systems (GIS) have grown rapidly in recent decades, increasingly on a separate track from geographic thought. As geography's "big ideas"--such as space, place, boundaries, scale, process, and relationality--have evolved, what does this mean for their computational representation? This book considers how key concepts have developed in geography and are represented (or not) in GISc, with a view to bridging gaps between the two. David O'Sullivan shows how revisiting the theoretical underpinnings of geography offers insights on enduring GIS challenges--including map projections, the modifiable areal unit problem, scale and map generalization, and the nature of space and place--while also enriching geographic thought. The book uses examples from across geography's subdisciplines to promote understanding. Chapters are self-contained essays that can easily form the basis of classroom discussions. The companion website provides the figures, code to produce versions of selected figures, updated web links, and other resources. |
| Imprint Name: | Guilford Press |
| Publisher Name: | Guilford Publications |
| Country of Publication: | GB |
| Publishing Date: | 2024-03-07 |