Recent advances in information technology have enabled scientists to generate
unprecedented amounts of earth-related data, with tremendous potential for dealing with …

The study of spatiotemporal dynamics is certainly not new, nor is it unique to the field of
geography. Nevertheless, addressing complex human and environmental issues such as …

Specific notions of space and often also time underlie every GIS application. This chapter
reviews the conceptual roots of space and time representations in the four traditional …

In an effort to further investigation into critical development facets of geographic information
systems (GIS), this book explores the reasoning processes that apply to geographic space …

A Research Agenda for Geographic Information Science examines the fundamental issues
that must be understood and the scientific problems that must be solved if the use of …

Geographic information science and technologies are revolutionizing basic and applied
science by allowing integrated holistic approaches to the analysis of geographic locations …

Abstract As Geographic Information Systems (GISs) have gained wider acceptance and
application, the interest in spatial modeling and reasoning has deepened. The purpose of a …

Abstract Geographic Information Systems (GIS) use a variety of approaches to model spatial
information and the data processing associated to spatial analysis. Each of these primitive …

GIS: A Computing Perspective, Second Edition, provides a full, up-to-date overview of GIS,
both Geographic Information Systems and the study of Geographic Information Science …

Time geography is a constraints-oriented approach to understanding human activities in
space and time. Time geography recognizes that humans have fundamental spatial and …