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Title
The philosophy of GIS / Timothy Tambassi, Editor.
ISBN
9783030168292 (electronic book)
3030168298 (electronic book)
303016828X
9783030168285
Published
Cham, Switzerland : Springer, [2019]
Language
English
Description
1 online resource (viii, 269 pages) : illustrations.
Item Number
10.1007/978-3-030-16829-2 doi
10.1007/978-3-030-16
Call Number
G70.212 .P45 2019
Dewey Decimal Classification
910.285
Summary
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 on its fundamental and most general concepts and distinctions. The first part of the book is devoted to explore some of the main philosophical questions arising from GIS and GIScience, which include, among others, investigations in ontology, epistemology, linguistics and geometrical modeling. The second part concerns issues related to spatial and cartographical representations of the geographical world. The third part is focused on the ontology of geography, specifically in terms of geographical entities, objects and boundaries. Finally, in the fourth part, the topic of GIS constitutes a starting point for exploring themes such as quantum geography and disorientation, and for defining professional profiles for geographers with competences in GIS environment. This book on a new and unexplored field of research could be a fundamental point of reference for professional philosophers and geographers interested in the theoretical reflection about the foundational concepts of GIScience. It is also interesting reading material for students (both undergraduates, postgraduates and Ph.D. students) in philosophy, geography, applied ontology, GIScience, geomatics and computer science.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
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text file PDF
Source of Description
Description based on online resource; title from digital title page (viewed on July 17, 2019).
Series
Springer geography.
Available in Other Form
Print version: 9783030168285
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.
