Negotiating technology - (Re)considering the use of GIS by indigenous peoples
The dialectical context of GIS is explored by (re)considering the opportunities and challenges of applying GIS as a cross-cultural communication device. A position is negotiated which interprets GIS as conditionally empowering provided
that indigenous peoples consider their symbolic representation in, and physical access to GIS before making an initial investment in the technology.
GIS in de publieke sector. Een inventarisatie naar gebruik van geo-informatie en GIS bij de Nederlandse overheid
GIS in the public sector. The use of Geo-informations and GIS by government: findings from the Netherlands
A comprehensive study to provide a framework against which the use and experience of users of GIS in public organisations and their future perspectives towards the use of GIS is explored. - (AGD)
GIS : tool or science ? Demystifying the persistent ambiguity of GIS as tool versus science
The AA. summarize the debate on is GIS a tool or a science ? that was conducted on GIS-L electronic listserver in late 1993. In evaluating this discussion, it becomes clear that GIS could be understood not by the two distincts positions taken
by the GIS-L discussants but as three positions along a continuum ranging from tool to science.
The paper presents a commentary upon the call for a broadening of the Geographical Information Systems (GIS) research agenda with the development of GIS as a social technology. The reasons for the lack of transformation are explored. - (AJC)
A pedagogic framework to link GIS to the intellectual core of geography
Synthesizing different schools of thought, this article argues that GIS education essentially involves two aspects: how to teach about GIS and how to teach with GIS. The geographic matrix (as derived from Berry) embeds all three entities of GIS
- location, attribute, and time - and this enables teachers to surpass technical issues to appreciate the conceptual and functional linkages between GIS and the intellectual core of geography. - (DWG)
Author begins by considering the various possible definitions of GIS : Geographic Information Systems, Geographic Information Science, Geographic Information Studies or merely Geographic Information, all of which are restricted to digital
information on phenomena descriptive of earth as the home of man. He thinks geography should be the home discipline for GIS and that GIS is part of the intellectual core of geography. - (SLD)
Analyse van transportnetwerken in GIS voor social-geografisch onderzoek
Analysis of transportation networks in GIS for research in human geography
The purpose of this study is to gain insight into the usefulness of techniques for network analysis in the context of socio-spatial analysis using GIS, and into the technical and practical aspects of the application of network analysis within GIS
A recent effort is to implement several spatial segregation measures as additional GIS tools in a popular desktop GIS package so that researchers and practitioners not savvy in GIS can use these tools to compute spatial segragation indices
Using Geographical Information Systems (GIS) for policing in South Africa : a case study in Paarl
The paper assesses the potential use of GIS for policing in South Africa. A data base was developed and GIS was used to analyze and map crime data for the town of Paarl from geographical and environmental-criminological perspectives. The results
show that GIS is a useful, effective and necessary tool in combatting crime. The author concludes that the practical application of geography, aided by GIS is indispensable for policing in South Africa. - (AJC)
GIS-based landslide hazard assessment : an overview
This paper deals with several aspects of landslide hazard assessment by presenting a focused review of GIS-based landslide hazard assessment : it starts with a framework for GIS-based assessment of landslide hazard; continues with a critical review
of the state of the art in using GIS and digital elevation models (DEM) for mapping and modelling landslide hazards; and concludes with a description of an integrated system for effective landslide hazard assessment and zonation incorporating artificial
intelligence and data mining technology in a GIS-based framework of knowledge discovery.
Explaining retail GIS : the adoption, use and development of GIS by retail organisations in the Netherlands, the UK and Canada
Geographical Information Systems are increasingly being adopted by retail organisations for use within retail decision making activities. Based on an international survey of retail GIS and locational planning undertaken amongst retail organisations
in the Netherlands, the United Kingdom and Canada, this report provides insight into the nature and extent of GIS adoption, use and development. Evidence across the three surveys suggests that the retail GIS market is buoyant, and that further growth and diffusion
of the technology can be predicted over the next few years, with increasing numbers of retail organisations in the Netherlands, UK and Canada looking to GIS to meet their growing data needs. - (AGD)
Entrikin, chair of the UCLA Geography Department, is concerned with the conflict between Herbert Mead's I, an autonomous agent, and the me, the self defined by others. GIS is increasingly the me of geography that threatens to overwhelm the I
, particularly in small departments. He argues that GIS is central to advancing spatial analysis, but that it is not the central form of though for geography. - (SLD)
Boundary objects and the social construction of GIS technology
The AA. examine several instances of how GIS technology involves social negotiation by using a construct of boundary objects developed in a social constructivist framework. Boundary objects stabilize relationships through the negotiation of flexible
GIS and urban studies: positivism, post-positivism and beyond
The primary objective of this progress report is to provide urban geographers with an up-to-date review of the innovative applications of GIS in urban studies and to summarize the majors schools of thought concerning the impact of GIS on geographic
practice. A secondary aim is to provoke further discussion on the various methodological issues related to GIS in urban studies.
GIS, cartography and geography : the view from the other side
Warren finds a middle ground between the enthusiasm of Goodchild for GIS and the skepticism of Entrikin over GIS's contribution to much of geography. She argues that GIS is part of a larger world mutation in which human and machine interface to form
GIS, noodzaak of luxe ? Een verkenning naar het grbruik van geografische informatiesystemen bij private ondernemingen in Nederland
GIS, necessity or luxury ? The use of Geographical Information Systems by private sector companies in the Netherlands
The growing interest in GIS has recently led to a diffusion of GIS in the private sector. This study presents the findings of a survey of an exploratory nature amongst private organisations in the Netherlands. The discussion examines the results