Re-presenting GIS (2005)(en)(296s)

Peter Fisher0470848472, 9780470848470, 9780470017357

‘Geographical information science’ is not merely a technical subject but also poses theoretical questions on the nature of geographic representation and whether there exist limits on the ability of GI systems to deal with certain objects and issues. This book presents the debate surrounding technical GIS and theory of representation from an ‘inside’ GIS perspective. * Chapters are authored by leading researchers from a range of fields including geographers, planners, ecologists and computer scientists from Europe and North America.

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Table of contents :
Re-presenting GIS……Page 3
Contents……Page 7
List of Contributors……Page 9
Preface……Page 11
1 Re-presenting Geographical Information Systems……Page 13
PART I NOT JUST OBJECTS……Page 27
2 Not Just Objects: Reconstructing Objects……Page 29
3 Social Dimensions of Object Definition in GIS……Page 39
4 The Linguistic Trading Zones of Semantic Interoperability……Page 55
5 GIS, Worldmaking and Natural Language……Page 67
6 Land Use and Land Cover: Contradiction or Complement……Page 97
7 Transformation of Geographic Information using Crisp, Fuzzy and Rough Semantics……Page 111
8 Uncertainty and Geographic Information: Computational and Critical Convergence……Page 125
PART II NOT JUST SPACE……Page 137
9 Not Just Space: An Introduction……Page 139
10 The QSS Framework for Modelling Qualitative Change: Prospects and Problems……Page 147
11 Network Geography: Relations, Interactions, Scaling and Spatial Processes in GIS……Page 161
12 The Nature of Everyday Experience: Examples from the Study of Visual Space……Page 183
PART III TIME AS WELL……Page 205
13 Time As Well: An Introduction……Page 207
14 Spatio-Temporal Ontology for Digital Geographies……Page 211
15 Modeling and Visualizing Linear and Cyclic Changes……Page 217
16 What about People in Geographic Information Science?……Page 227
17 Dynamic Spatial Modelling in the Simile Visual Modelling Environment……Page 255
18 Telling Stories with Models: Reflecting on Land Use and Ecological Trends in the San Pedro Watershed……Page 269
PART IV NOT ‘THERE’ YET?……Page 287
19 Conclusion: Towards a Research Agenda……Page 289
Index……Page 295