Ground truth : the social implications of geographic information systems

Bok av John Pickles
This text addresses the impact GIS is having in our social organization and the ways in which GIS is transforming how we think about the discipline of geography. By examining the new technologies for gathering, analyzing and mapping geographic data, the author addresses issues about the use of GIS in research, technology, power, democratization and the changing visions of what constitutes market, territory and Empire.