TY - JOUR
T1 - Introduction to the varenius project
AU - Goodchild, Michael F.
AU - Egenhofer, Max J.
AU - Kemp, Karen K.
AU - Mark, David M.
AU - Sheppard, Eric
N1 - Funding Information:
Department of Geography, University of Mi nesota, Mi neapolis, MN 54 5, USA Abstract. This paper introduces a special issue of the journal on the subject of Project Varenius, athr e-year e€ ort funded by the US National Science Foundation to advance geographical information science. Geographical informa-tionis® rstde® nedasanabstractionofprimitivetupleslinkinggeographical locations to general descriptors. Geographical concepts originate in the human mind, and are instantiated in geographical information. Geographical information technologiseapply digital methods togeographical information. Finaly,lgeo-graphicalinformationscienceisde® nedasthesetofbasicresearchissuesarising from these technologis.eThree motivations are presented for research in this area: scienti® c,technologialc,andsocietal.Withintheproject,geographicalinformation science is structured by a thr e-part framework that includes cogniivte, computational, and societal issues. The paper ends with an introduction to these three parts,whichde® netheinfrastructureoftheprojectandarediscussedatlength by the subsequent three papers.
PY - 1999
Y1 - 1999
N2 - This paper introduces a special issue of the journal on the subject of Project Varenius, a three-year effort funded by the US National Science Foundation to advance geographical information science. Geographical information is first defined as an abstraction of primitive tuples linking geographical locations to general descriptors. Geographical concepts originate in the human mind, and are instantiated in geographical information. Geographical information technologies apply digital methods to geographical information. Finally, geographical information science is defined as the set of basic research issues arising from these technologies. Three motivations are presented for research in this area: scientific, technological, and societal. Within the project, geographical information science is structured by a three-part framework that includes cognitive, computational, and societal issues. The paper ends with an introduction to these three parts, which define the infrastructure of the project and are discussed at length by the subsequent three papers.
AB - This paper introduces a special issue of the journal on the subject of Project Varenius, a three-year effort funded by the US National Science Foundation to advance geographical information science. Geographical information is first defined as an abstraction of primitive tuples linking geographical locations to general descriptors. Geographical concepts originate in the human mind, and are instantiated in geographical information. Geographical information technologies apply digital methods to geographical information. Finally, geographical information science is defined as the set of basic research issues arising from these technologies. Three motivations are presented for research in this area: scientific, technological, and societal. Within the project, geographical information science is structured by a three-part framework that includes cognitive, computational, and societal issues. The paper ends with an introduction to these three parts, which define the infrastructure of the project and are discussed at length by the subsequent three papers.
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U2 - 10.1080/136588199240996
DO - 10.1080/136588199240996
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:0033400389
SN - 1365-8816
VL - 13
SP - 731
EP - 745
JO - International Journal of Geographical Information Science
JF - International Journal of Geographical Information Science
IS - 8
ER -