The ethics of Google Earth: Crossing thresholds from spatial data to landscape visualisation

Journal of Environmental Management

Volumn 90, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 2102-2117

  Sheppard, Stephen R J ^a   Cizek, Petr ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Ethics; GIS; Land use planning; Landscape perception; Participatory decision making; Public policy; Spatial data; Virtual globes; Visualisation

Indexed keywords

BEHAVIORAL RESEARCH; GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEMS; LAND USE; PUBLIC POLICY; SOFTWARE DESIGN; VIRTUAL REALITY; VISUAL COMMUNICATION; VISUALIZATION;

DATA INFORMATIONS; DECISIONS MAKINGS; GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SCIENCE; GOOGLE EARTHS; LAND USE PLANNING; LANDSCAPE PERCEPTIONS; LANDSCAPE VISUALIZATION; PARTICIPATORY DECISION-MAKING; SPATIAL DATA; VIRTUAL GLOBE;

DECISION MAKING;

DECISION MAKING; ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUE; ETHICS; GIS; INTERNET; LAND USE PLANNING; LANDSCAPE STRUCTURE; SOFTWARE; SPATIAL DATA; THREE-DIMENSIONAL MODELING; VISUALIZATION;

ACCESS TO INFORMATION; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE; AUDIOVISUAL EQUIPMENT; COGNITION; COMPUTER PROGRAM; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMOTION; ENVIRONMENTAL PLANNING; ESTHETICS; ETHICS; GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEM; IMAGERY; LANDSCAPE; POLICY; RISK BENEFIT ANALYSIS; VIRTUAL REALITY;

EID: 63649125270     PISSN: 03014797     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jenvman.2007.09.012     Document Type: Article

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