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Can big data tame a “naughty” world?
Author(s) -
Salmond Jennifer Ann,
Tadaki Marc,
Dickson Mark
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
the canadian geographer / le géographe canadien
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.35
H-Index - 46
eISSN - 1541-0064
pISSN - 0008-3658
DOI - 10.1111/cag.12338
Subject(s) - big data , interrogation , data science , key (lock) , environmental data , thematic map , computer science , geography , political science , cartography , data mining , computer security , archaeology , law
Key Messages The implications of the big data revolution for the environmental sciences are potentially significant and require critical interrogation. Thematic examination of big data definitions can encourage scientists to consider how big environmental data may alter environmental scientific priorities. In the environmental sciences, big data are most valuable when complementary to (and conversing with) traditional data and approaches.