ABSTRACT

A close relationship exists between GIS and numerous applications, including cartography, photogrammetry, geodesy, surveying, computer and information science, and statistics, among others. Scientists coined the term "geographic information science (GIScience)" to describe the theory behind these fields. A Research Agenda for Geographic Information

chapter Chapter Three|31 pages

Cognition of Geographic Information

chapter Chapter Four|36 pages

Scale

chapter Chapter Eleven|21 pages

Geographic Visualization

chapter Chapter Fifteen|4 pages

Postscript on the UCGIS and Research