Formalization matters: Critical GIS and ontology research

Annals of the Association of American Geographers

Volumn 96, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 726-739

  Schuurman, Nadine ^a  

^a SIMON FRASER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Critical GIS; Formalization; GIScience; Ontology

Indexed keywords

CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK; GEOGRAPHICAL RESEARCH; GIS; SOFTWARE; TECHNOLOGICAL CHANGE;

EID: 33750086428     PISSN: 00045608     EISSN: 14678306     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-8306.2006.00513.x     Document Type: Article

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