TEN YEARS OF GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEMS AND SCIENCE – AND WHY IT IS MORE IMPORTANT THAN EVER.
This presentation will take a ten year perspective on the evolution of GIS and GIScience, through the lens of three editions of one textbook in the area. Today, anyone who uses Google Maps or Earth on their desktop or smartphone is aware of the potential of spatial analysis, but they should also be aware of its potential pitfalls. At its heart, GIS remains centrally concerned with the unique, complex and sometimes difficult choices that arise in answering the question “Where?” This presentation will provide an overview of the core organizing concepts that continue to characterize the field, as well as more recent developments in ‘open source’ data and software, developments in Web technology and location-based services, and the changing management setting to GIS usage.
PaulLongley 博士，伦敦城市大学地理信息科学教授。出版过14部书籍和125篇审稿论文和书籍章节，获得过40余项研究资助并指导过35位博士研究生。 Environment and Planning B的co-editor和其它五个编委会成员。曾做过150余场会议和特邀报告。详细介绍参考Longley教授的个人网页：http://www.paul-longley.com/.
时间地点：10月19日下午3:00开始（2602会议室）
主办单位: 资源与环境信息系统国家重点实验室
中国地理信息系统协会
