Silvern (2007) Geographic Information Science; 4th International Conference, Munster, Germany, Sept 2006; Proceedings; ISBN 10 3-540-44526-9; Springer

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Geographic Information Science; 4th International Conference, Munster, Germany, Sept 2006; Proceedings; ISBN 10 3-540-44526-9; Springer

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CONTRIBUTORS:

	Reviewer:	Silvern, Leonard C. (Systems Engineering Laboratories)
	Editor:	Raubal, Martin; University of Munster
	Editor:	Miller, Harvey J.; University of Utah
	Editor:	Frank, Andrew U.; ViennaUniversity of Technology
	Editor:	Goodchild, Michael F.; University of California

JOURNAL:

Computing Reviews, ??(??), ?? - ??.

YEAR:

2007

PUB TYPE:

Book Review

SUBJECT(S):

Information systems, Geographic systems, GIS, computer science; geography

DISCIPLINE:

Computer Science

HTTP:

http:// Online -- February 12, 2007; http://www.reviews.com

LANGUAGE:

English

PUB ID:

103-431-980 (Last edited on 2007/02/12 10:50:20 US/Mountain)

ABSTRACT:
This volume in the LNCS (Lecture Notes In Computer Science) series consists of 26 technical papers by faculty and staff members of universities and research laboratories in Australia, Canada, Chile, Europe, India, Iran, and the United States.

The topics represent a wide variety of disciplines including applied mathematics and statistics, cognitive science, computer science, engineering, geography, information science, philosophy, psychology, and social science.

There was a careful screening of 93 papers submitted of which 26 were considered superior and were selected and published.

Among the traditional topics addressed are spatial representations and data structures, spatial and temporal reasoning, computational geometry, spatial analysis, and databases. A significant number of papers deal with navigation, interoperability, dynamic modeling, ontology, and semantics. Geosensors, location privacy, social issues and GI research networks rank among the important and exciting new directions explored by the authors.

Most contributions are very well-illustrated. with charts, tables, graphs, diagrams, images and similar graphics. Each paper has complete references listed. To fully interpret the concepts the reader should have an operational command of advanced and specialized mathematics including set theory, topology, integral calculus, network theory, graph theories, information theory, and geospatial analysis.

This collection should be of great interest to those designing GIS systems and programs, to computer analysts and programmers seeking to apply GIS to non-typical subject matter, to geographers and those who teach Geoinformatics by whatever name, and to researchers in Geography. A typical user of GIS at an operational level would probably find the presentations somewhat theoretical.

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