The Handbook of Geographic Information Science

Copyright © 2008 Blackwell Publishing Ltd

The Handbook of Geographic Information Science

Editor(s): John P. Wilson, A. Stewart Fotheringham

Published Online: 25 FEB 2008

Print ISBN: 9781405107952

Online ISBN: 9780470690819

DOI: 10.1002/9780470690819

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This Handbook is an essential reference and a guide to the rapidly expanding field of Geographic Information Science.


  • Designed for students and researchers who want an in-depth treatment of the subject, including background information
  • Comprises around 40 substantial essays, each written by a recognized expert in a particular area
  • Covers the full spectrum of research in GIS
  • Surveys the increasing number of applications of GIS
  • Predicts how GIS is likely to evolve in the near future

Table of contents

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      Frontmatter (pages i–xiii)

    1. Geographic Information Science: An Introduction (pages 1–7)

      A. Stewart Fotheringham and John P. Wilson

  3. Part I: Data Issues

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      Data Issues (pages 9–10)

    2. Chapter 1

      The Availability of Geographic Data: The Current Technical and Institutional Environment (pages 11–34)

      David J. Cowen

    3. Chapter 2

      Social Data (pages 35–48)

      David J. Martin

    4. Chapter 3

      Remote Sensing (pages 49–60)

      Brian G. Lees

    5. Chapter 4

      Spatialization (pages 61–79)

      André Skupin and Sara I. Fabrikant

    6. Chapter 5

      Uncertainty in Spatial Databases (pages 80–93)

      Ashley Morris

    7. Chapter 6

      On the Identification of Uncertainties in Spatial Data and Their Quantification with Probability Distribution Functions (pages 94–107)

      James D. Brown and Gerald B. M. Heuvelink

  4. Part II: Database Trends and Challenges

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      Database Trends and Challenges (pages 109–110)

    2. Chapter 7

      Object-Oriented Database Management Systems (pages 111–143)

      Shashi Shekhar and Ranga Raju Vatsavai

    3. Chapter 8

      Adding the Z Dimension (pages 144–168)

      Michael F. Hutchinson

    4. Chapter 9

      Adding Time into Geographic Information System Databases (pages 169–184)

      May Yuan

    5. Chapter 10

      Geospatial Data Integration (pages 185–196)

      Craig A. Knoblock and Cyrus Shahabi

  5. Part III: Visualization

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      Visualization (pages 197–198)

    2. Chapter 11

      Mapping in a Digital Age (pages 199–221)

      William E. Cartwright

    3. Chapter 12

      Generalization of Spatial Databases (pages 222–238)

      William A. Mackaness

    4. Chapter 13

      Geographic Information Systems and Surfaces (pages 239–258)

      Nicholas J. Tate, Peter F. Fisher and David J. Martin

    5. Chapter 14

      Fuzzy Classification and Mapping (pages 259–272)

      Vincent B. Robinson

    6. Chapter 15

      Rule-Based Mapping (pages 273–291)

      A-Xing Zhu

    7. Chapter 16

      Multivariate Geovisualization (pages 292–316)

      Mark Gahegan

    8. Chapter 17

      Virtual Reality in Geographic Information Systems (pages 317–334)

      Michael Batty

  6. Part IV: Knowledge Elicitation

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      Knowledge Elicitation (pages 335–336)

    2. Chapter 18

      Inference and Spatial Data (pages 337–351)

      Chris Brunsdon

    3. Chapter 19

      Geographic Data Mining and Knowledge Discovery (pages 352–366)

      Harvey J. Miller

    4. Chapter 20

      The Geospatial Semantic Web (pages 367–376)

      Frederico Fonseca

  7. Part V: Spatial Analysis

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      Spatial Analysis (pages 377–378)

    2. Chapter 21

      Quantative Methods and Geographic Information Systems (pages 379–394)

      Martin E. Charlton

    3. Chapter 22

      Spatial Cluster Analysis (pages 395–416)

      Geoffrey M. Jacquez

    4. Chapter 23

      Terrain Analysis (pages 417–435)

      Yongxin Deng, John P. Wilson and John C. Gallant

    5. Chapter 24

      Dynamic Modeling (pages 436–446)

      Jochen Albrecht

  8. Part VI: Geographic Information Systems and Society

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      Geographic Information Systems and Society (pages 447–448)

    2. Chapter 25

      Institutional Geographic Information Systems and Geographic Information Partnering (pages 449–465)

      David L. Tulloch

    3. Chapter 26

      Participatory Geographic Information Systems (pages 466–480)

      Daniel Weiner and Trevor M. Harris

    4. Chapter 27

      Geographic Information Systems and Participatory Decision Making (pages 481–493)

      Piotr Jankowski and Timothy L. Nyerges

    5. Chapter 28

      Surveys of People and Place (pages 494–518)

      Peter H. Dana

    6. Chapter 29

      Geographic Information Science, Personal Privacy, and the Law (pages 519–539)

      George C. H. Cho

    7. Chapter 30

      Geographic Information Systems in Education (pages 540–556)

      Joseph J. Kerski

  9. Part VII: Future Trends and Challenges

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      Future Trends and Challenges (pages 557–558)

    2. Chapter 31

      Web-Based Geographic Information Systems (pages 559–580)

      Christopher B. Jones and Ross S. Purves

    3. Chapter 32

      Location-Based Services and Geographic Information Systems (pages 581–595)

      Allan J. Brimicombe

    4. Chapter 33

      Geographic Information Science: The Grand Challenges (pages 596–608)

      Michael F. Goodchild

    5. Chapter 34

      Geographic Information Science: Where Next? (pages 609–619)

      Andreas Reuter and Alexander Zipf

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      Index (pages 620–634)

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