Geography and the Information Society

Michael F. Goodchild

doi:10.1007/978-3-031-05419-8_16

Geography and the Information Society

Michael F. Goodchild

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Abstract

Geographic information in the form of maps and text and increasingly of digital data has always played a fundamental role in the discipline of geography. The chapter provides a brief outline of the history of GIS, including the role played by a commission of the IGU. Significant events in its development are discussed, including the social critique that began in the late 1980s and the Internet that emerged in the early 1990s. Spatial data infrastructure and Digital Earth are comparatively recent reformulations of the vision of GIS. The chapter ends with a new and comprehensive vision of geospatial infrastructure and with a suggested new role for the IGU.

Original language	English (US)
Title of host publication	A Geographical Century
Subtitle of host publication	Essays for the Centenary of the International Geographical Union
Publisher	Springer International Publishing
Pages	225-234
Number of pages	10
ISBN (Electronic)	9783031054198
ISBN (Print)	9783031054181
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-05419-8_16
State	Published - Jan 1 2022
Externally published	Yes

Keywords

Geographic information
Geographic information system (GIS)
Geospatial infrastructure
Social critique

ASJC Scopus subject areas

General Earth and Planetary Sciences
General Social Sciences

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