From GIS to neogeography: Ontological implications and theories of truth

Annals of GIS

Volumn 16, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 197-209

  Warf, Barney ^a   Sui, Daniel ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS   (United States)

^b OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Crowdsourcing; Neogeography; Ontology; Relational space; Theories of truth; Volunteered geographic information Web 2.0

Indexed keywords

DIGITAL MAPPING; GIS; INTERNET; POST-MODERNISM; SOCIAL NETWORK; SOFTWARE; THEORETICAL STUDY;

EID: 79958696321     PISSN: 19475683     EISSN: 19475691     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/19475683.2010.539985     Document Type: Review

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