Since its inception in the 1990s, the boundaries between GIScience
and cognate disciplines are contested, and different communities might
disagree on what GIScience is and what it studies. In particular,
Goodchild stated that "information science can be defined as the
systematic study according to scientific principles of the nature and
properties of information. Geographic information science is the subset
of information science that is about geographic information." Another influential definition is that by GIScientist David Mark, which states:
Geographic Information Science (GIScience) is the basic research
field that seeks to redefine geographic concepts and their use in the
context of geographic information systems. GIScience also examines the
impacts of GIS on individuals and society, and the influences of society
on GIS. GIScience re-examines some of the most fundamental themes in
traditional spatially oriented fields such as geography, cartography,
and geodesy, while incorporating more recent developments in cognitive
and information science. It also overlaps with and draws from more
specialized research fields such as computer science, statistics,
mathematics, and psychology, and contributes to progress in those
fields. It supports research in political science and anthropology, and
draws on those fields in studies of geographic information and society.
Geographic Information Science (GIScience) is the basic research field
that seeks to redefine geographic concepts and their use in the context
of geographic information systems. GIScience also examines the impacts
of GIS on individuals and society, and the influences of society on GIS.
GIScience re-examines some of the most fundamental themes in
traditional spatially oriented fields such as geography, cartography,
and geodesy, while incorporating more recent developments in cognitive
and information science. It also overlaps with and draws from more
specialized research fields such as computer science, statistics,
mathematics, and psychology, and contributes to progress in those
fields. It supports research in political science and anthropology, and
draws on those fields in studies of geographic information and society.The National Center for Geographic Information and Analysis is an
independent research consortium dedicated to basic research and
education in geographic information science and its related
technologies, including geographic information systems (GIS). The three
member institutions are the University of California, Santa Barbara; the
University at Buffalo; and the University of Maine. The consortium was
formed in 1988 to respond to a competition for funding from the National
Science Foundation, and continues to receive much of its funding from
that source. Total funding to the consortium amounts to approximately $5
million per year.
Topics of current research within the NCGIA consortium include:
Accuracy and uncertainty in spatial data. Adopted as the first
topic when the consortium was formed in 1988, uncertainty has emerged
over the past decade as a problem of critical significance for
geographic information and GIS. Many important research results have
been published by consortium members, and much useful technology has
been developed to deal with the problem.
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