Representations of space and time

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Representations of space and time

Donna J. Peuquet

The Guilford Press, c2002

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Includes bibliographical references (p. 325-365) and index

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Recent advances in information technology have enabled scientists to generate unprecedented amounts of earth-related data, with tremendous potential for dealing with pressing social, economic, and environmental issues. Yet the volume and heterogeneity of available data clearly overwhelm traditional analytical approaches, as well as the human capacity to derive patterns and useful insights. This book examines how geospatial knowledge can be analyzed and represented in a manner that not only is accurate and coherent, but also makes intuitive sense to the end user. Integrating concepts and approaches from geography, computer science, cognitive psychology, and philosophy, Donna J. Peuquet explores the processes by which people acquire, represent, and utilize spatiotemporal knowledge. Arguing that the human user and the computer must be viewed as interrelated components of a single system, she provides principles and recommendations for improving the design of geographic information systems (GIS) and other geospatial modeling tools. An ideal student text or professional reference, this book fills a crucial need in geographic information science.

目次

PART I: THEORIES OF WORLD KNOWLEDGE REPRESENTATION 1. Introduction 2. Representation versus Reality 3. Acquiring World Knowledge: The Overall Process 4. Storing World Knowledge: Some Elements of Conceptual Structure 5. Acquiring World Knowledge through Direct Experience 6. From Observation to Understanding 7. Acquiring Geographic Knowledge through Indirect Experience 8. How Spatial Knowledge Is Encoded PART II: THE COMPUTER AS A TOOL FOR STORING AND ACQUIRING SPATIAL KNOWLEDGE Introduction to Part II: New Tools, New Opportunities 9. The Computer as Medium 10. Storing Geographic Data 11. A New Perspective for Geographic Database Representation 12. Interacting with Databases 13. Issues for Implementing Advanced Geographic Databases 14. Epilogue: Moving Forward

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