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Author and Citation Info:
DiBiase, D., DeMers, M., Johnson, A., Kemp, K., Luck, A. T., Plewe, B., and Wentz, E. (2006). Epistemological critiques. The Geographic Information Science & Technology Body of Knowledge. Washington, DC: Association of American Geographers. (2nd Quarter 2016, first digital).
Learning Objectives:
Discuss critiques of GIS as “deterministic” technology in relation to debates about the Quantitative Revolution in the discipline of geography
Describe the extent to which contemporary GIS&T supports diverse ways of understanding the world
Discuss the implications of interoperability on ontology
Explain the argument that GIS privileges certain views of the world over others
Identify alternatives to the “algorithmic way of thinking” that characterizes GIS
You are currently viewing an archived version of Topic Epistemological critiques. If updates or revisions have been published you can find them at Epistemological critiques.
DiBiase, D., DeMers, M., Johnson, A., Kemp, K., Luck, A. T., Plewe, B., and Wentz, E. (2006). Epistemological critiques. The Geographic Information Science & Technology Body of Knowledge. Washington, DC: Association of American Geographers. (2nd Quarter 2016, first digital).