Recent years have witnessed a burgeoning of applications of GIS which grant legitimacy to
indigenous geographical knowledge as well as toofficial'spatial data. By incorporating …

THE DICTIONARY OF HUMAN GEOGRAPHY 'Even better than before, the Dictionary is an
essential tool for all human geographers and over the years has provided an invaluable …

Abstract Collaborative Geographic Information Systems (CGIS) have become an important
research area over the past two decades. This paper provides a critical review of the …

HCI can “turn to the wild” but still stay home. Local community life presents a rich context for
understanding challenges and possibilities of information technology. We summarize and …

This study describes the origins, boundaries, and structures of collaborative geographic
information systems (CGIS). A working definition is proposed, together with a discussion …

This book provides the most current and comprehensive overview available today of the
critical role of information systems in emergency response and preparedness. It includes …

To support collaborative interactions, information systems need to support awareness:
Collaborators must attain and maintain reciprocal awareness of shared activity in order to …

Emergency management is more than just events occurring within an emergency situation. It
encompasses a variety of persistent activities such as planning, training, assessment, and …

Genealogy has become a widely popular pursuit, as millions of people now research their
family history, trace their forebears, attend family reunions and travel to ancestral home sites …

Brandon Plewe to use web mapping to speak to government.• Enterprise applications,
designed for collaborative or distributed work within an enterprise. These applications are …