[CF3-4b] Common-sense geographies

- Common-sense views and laymen knowledge of geographic phenomena that contrast with established theories and technologies of geographic information - The impact of geospatial technologies and the geoweb (e.g., digital globes) that allow non-geospatial professionals to create, distribute, and map geographic information - The design, procedures, and results of GIS projects to non-GIS audiences (clients, managers, general public) - Difference between applications that can make use of common-sense principles of geography and those that should not

External resources

• Curry, M. (1998). Digital places: Living with geographic information technologies. London: Routledge.
  ISBN number: 9780203019344

Learning outcomes

• 352 - Identify common-sense views of geographic phenomena that sharply contrast with established theories and technologies of geographic information
  Identify common-sense views of geographic phenomena that sharply contrast with established theories and technologies of geographic information
• 353 - Evaluate the impact of geospatial technologies (e.g., Google Earth) that allow non-geospatial professionals to create, distribute, and map geographic information
  Evaluate the impact of geospatial technologies (e.g., Google Earth) that allow non-geospatial professionals to create, distribute, and map geographic information
• 354 - Effectively communicate the design, procedures, and results of GIS projects to non-GIS audiences (clients, managers, general public)
  Effectively communicate the design, procedures, and results of GIS projects to non-GIS audiences (clients, managers, general public)
• 355 - Collaborate with non-GIS experts who use GIS to design applications that match common-sense understanding to an appropriate degree
  Collaborate with non-GIS experts who use GIS to design applications that match common-sense understanding to an appropriate degree
• 356 - Differentiate applications that can make use of common-sense principles of geography from those that should not
  Differentiate applications that can make use of common-sense principles of geography from those that should not

Self assessment

Outgoing relations

• [CF3-4b] Common-sense geographies subclassof [CF3] Cognitive, linguistic 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