Rövid leírás:

This book provides a relevant and comprehensive reference point for research and practice in this dynamic field. It offers detailed explanations of geospatial technologies, provides critical reviews and appraisals of their application in society within international and multi-disciplinary contexts as agents of change.

Hosszú leírás:

The Routledge Handbook of Geospatial Technologies and Society provides a relevant and comprehensive reference point for research and practice in this dynamic field. It offers detailed explanations of geospatial technologies and provides critical reviews and appraisals of their application in society within international and multi-disciplinary contexts as agents of change.

The ability of geospatial data to transform knowledge in contemporary and future societies forms an important theme running throughout the entire volume. Contributors reflect on the changing role of geospatial technologies in society and highlight new applications that represent transformative directions in society and point towards new horizons. Furthermore, they encourage dialogue across disciplines to bring new theoretical perspectives on geospatial technologies, from neurology to heritage studies.

The international contributions from leading scholars and influential practitioners that constitute the Handbook provide a wealth of critical examples of these technologies as agents of change in societies around the globe. The book will appeal to advanced undergraduates and practitioners interested or engaged in their application worldwide.

Tartalomjegyzék:

Introduction  Part I: Origins and Perspectives of Geospatial Technologies  1. Latitude, Longitude, and Geospatial Technologies to 1884  2. The Photo-mechanical Era of Cartography: A Recollection   3. The Roots of GIS  4. Positivism, Power, and Critical GIS 5. Geospatial Standards: An Example from Agriculture  6. Technology, Aesthetics, and Affordances  7. Race and Mapping  8. Feminist Geography and Geospatial Technologies  9. Mapping the Subaltern  10. Geospatial Technologies and Rural and Indigenous Spatial Knowledges  11. Social Constructivism and Geospatial Technologies: Neogeography, Big Data, and Deep Maps  Part II: Understanding Geospatial Technologies  12. Mobile Mapping  13. Airborne and Ground-based Laser Scanning  14. Drones and Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs)  15. Airborne Photogrammetric Mapping  16. Digital Elevation Models (DEMs)  17. Extended Realities (XR)  18. Free and Open-Source Software for Geospatial Applications (FOSS4G)  19. APIs, Coding and Language for Geospatial Technologies  20. Spatial Analysis and Modelling  21. The Geovisualisation of Big Data  22. Machine Learning and Geospatial Technologies  23. Artificial Intelligence for Geospatial Applications  Part III: Applications of Geospatial Technologies  24. Location Matters: Trends in Location-Based Services  25. Mapping Buildings and Cities  26. Underground Mapping  27. Geospatial Technology and Food Security: Forging a Four-Dimensional Partnership  28. The Past, Present and Future of Technologies for Improved Water Management  29. Ocean Mapping: Taxonomies of the Fluid Geospatial  30. Geospatial Technologies in Transport: Shaping and Recording Everyday Lived Experiences  31. Geospatial Technologies in Electrical Systems  32. Geospatial Technologies and Public Health  33. Applications of GIScience to Disease Mapping: A COVID-19 Case Study  34. Geosurveillance and Society  35. Geospatial Technology and Journalism in a Post-truth World  36. Advancing Sustainability Research through Geospatial Technology and Social Media   37. Crisis and Hazard Mapping  38. Humanitarian Relief and Geospatial Technologies  39. Geospatial Technology and the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)  40. Maps of Time  41 Geospatial Technologies in Archaeology  42. Mapping Planetary Bodies  Part IV: New Ontologies and Strategies for Geospatial Technologies  43. Toward the Democratization of Geospatial Data: Evaluating Data Decisioning Practices  44. Developing Geospatial Strategies  45. Map Thinking Across the Life Sciences  46. Spatial Anthropology: Understanding Deep Mapping as a Form of Visual Ethnography  47. The Quantum Turn for Geospatial Technologies and Society  48. The Locus Charter: Towards Ethical Principles and Practice for Location Data Services