[CF2-3] Geography as a foundation for GIS

Principles of geography to explain the spatial occurrences of spatial entities in Geographic Information Systems.

External resources

• Burrough, P. A. and McDonnell, R. 1998. Principles of geographical information systems. Oxford: New York: Oxford University Press.
  ISBN number: 9780198742845

Learning outcomes

• 333 - Define the properties that make a phenomenon geographic
  Define the properties that make a phenomenon geographic
• 334 - Describe some insights that a spatial perspective can contribute to a given topic
  Describe some insights that a spatial perspective can contribute to a given topic
• 335 - Justify or refute whether geography (as a discipline) should have a central role in GIS AND T
  Justify or refute whether geography (as a discipline) should have a central role in GIS AND T
• 336 - Explore the history of geography including (but not limited to) Greek and Roman contributions to geography (Eratosthenes, Strabo, Ptolemy), geography and cartography in the age of discovery, military geography, and geography...
  Explore the history of geography including (but not limited to) Greek and Roman contributions to geography (Eratosthenes, Strabo, Ptolemy), geography and cartography in the age of discovery, military geography, and geography since the Quantitative Revolution
• 337 - Justify a chosen position on which disciplines should have as important a role in GIS AND T as geography
  Justify a chosen position on which disciplines should have as important a role in GIS AND T as geography
• 338 - Discuss the differing denotations and connotations of the terms spatial, geographic, and geospatial
  Discuss the differing denotations and connotations of the terms spatial, geographic, and geospatial

Self assessment

Outgoing relations

• [CF2-3] Geography as a foundation for GIS subclassof [CF2] Cognitive and social foundations

Contributors

• Rob Lemmens
  University of Twente, Faculty of Geo-Information Science and Earth Observation (ITC)
  https://research.utwente.nl/en/persons/rob-lemmens