How has GIS changed the world? How have current events changed the evolution of GIS? In today’s lecture we will explore some of these issues.
Learning Objectives
Required Readings
Text: Chapter 19: Epilog.
Overheads: None.
Recommended Readings
Useful Resources
Geospatial Revolution – Penn State’s Geography Department has produced a collection of videos that are worth watching
ESRI: ArcGIS Capabilities – GIS Trends
What are the main research areas under development for GISc today?
Some articles that expand upon the topics mentioned in the answers on StackExchange:
5 Tools for Analyzing Location Data from Social Media
Comparing the Pros and Cons of 5 Top Location APIs – Location data feeds, for those developing Location-Based Services (LBS)
ESRI: What is Geodesign?
- Geodesign Summit - a conference
Movement Ecology – An example of real-time and iterative spatial analysis
ArcGIS Conflation tool Recommendation or Custom Script for Comparing Points – Conflation (data merging)
Keywords
Geodesign, Big data