Beyond Mapping
National Research Council / Division on Earth and Life Studies / Board on Earth Sciences and Resources / The Mapping Science Committee / Committee on Beyond Mapping: The Challenges of New Technologies in the Geographic Information Sciences
Geographic information systems (GIS), the Global Positioning System (GPS), remote sensing, and other information technologies have all changed the nature of work in the mapping sciences and in the professions, industries, and institutions that depend on them for basic research and education. Today, geographic information systems have become central to the ways thousands of government agencies, private companies, and not-for-profit organization...