Unit CF1 introduces the broad domain refered to as Geographic Information Science & Technology (GIS&T) and its sub-domains (i.e., Geographic Information Science, Geospatial Technology, and Applications of GIS&T). It outlines the history of Geographic Information Science as related to the history of GISystems, as well as the contributions to this multidisciplinary domain by key allied fields, such as geography, cartography, computer and information science, engineering, mathematics, philosophy, cognitive science, and linguistics.
Illustrate how fields, such as geography, cartography, computer and information science, engineering, mathematics, philosophy, cognitive science, and linguistics have their influence on GI science.
In progress (GI-N2K)