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Place‐Based versus People‐Based Geographic Information Science
Author(s) -
Miller Harvey
Publication year - 2007
Publication title -
geography compass
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.587
H-Index - 65
ISSN - 1749-8198
DOI - 10.1111/j.1749-8198.2007.00025.x
Subject(s) - perspective (graphical) , data science , geographic information system , rendering (computer graphics) , sociology , space (punctuation) , geography , computer science , cartography , artificial intelligence , operating system
Geographic information science and technologies are revolutionizing basic and applied science by allowing integrated holistic approaches to the analysis of geographic locations and their attributes. However, the increasing mobility and connectivity of many people in the world means that the relationships between people and place are becoming more subtle and complex, rendering a place‐based perspective incomplete. This article discusses the need to move beyond a place‐based perspective in geographic information science to include a people‐based perspective (i.e., the individual in space and time). It reviews the theories and technologies that can support the people‐based perspective and provides some example applications of the people‐based perspective.