Chapter 9. Geosurveillance and Spying with Maps
Published Online: 22 JAN 2010
DOI: 10.1002/9781444317411.ch9
Copyright © 2010 Jeremy W. Crampton
Book Title
Mapping: A Critical Introduction to Cartography and GIS
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How to Cite
Crampton, J. W. (2010) Geosurveillance and Spying with Maps, in Mapping: A Critical Introduction to Cartography and GIS, Wiley-Blackwell, Oxford, UK. doi: 10.1002/9781444317411.ch9
Publication History
- Published Online: 22 JAN 2010
- Published Print: 22 JAN 2009
Book Series:
Book Series Editors:
- John Paul Jones III
Series Editor Information
Department of Geography and Regional Development, University of Arizona, USA
ISBN Information
Print ISBN: 9781405121729
Online ISBN: 9781444317411
- Summary
- Chapter
Keywords:
- geosurveillance and spying with maps;
- fear of BlackBerry planet;
- forms and history of geosurveillance;
- geosurveillance, surveillance of geographical activities;
- surveillance - ideal prison, the “panopticon” (all-seeing);
- surveillance, risk and “avalanche of numbers”;
- geosurveillant technologies and biopolitics of fear;
- GEOINT (geographic intelligence);
- leading GIS companies - “strategic partner” of NGA (National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency);
- “Map or Be Mapped” - counter-mapping, spaces of resistance and ethics of forgetting
Summary
This chapter contains sections titled:
Fear of a BlackBerry Planet
Forms and History of Geosurveillance
The Panopticon
Surveillance, Risk and the “Avalanche of Numbers”
Geosurveillant Technologies and the Biopolitics of Fear
“Map or Be Mapped”: Counter-Mapping, Spaces of Resistance, and the Ethics of Forgetting