by Waldo Tobler (Author), Nicholas R. Chrisman (Author), Andrew U. Frank (Author)
This book offers contributions from Nicholas Chrisman, Andrew Frank, and Dan Sui with their perspectives on engagements with fundamental principles in Geographic Information Science (GIScience). Michael Goodchild offers an afterword and Waldo Tobler contributes a preface. The book is intended for advanced undergraduate and graduate student readers.
Author Biography
Francis Harvey is Associate Professor of Geography at the University of Minnesota. He teaches undergraduate and graduate courses on GIS, GIScience, information technology, and history of geography. His research ranges from algorithms for the merging of data based on proximity to studies of data sharing, collaboration, and the challenges of mapping. He is currently starting research on location privacy issues.