eprintid: 10096902
rev_number: 16
eprint_status: archive
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datestamp: 2020-05-18 09:04:19
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type: article
metadata_visibility: show
creators_name: Ricker, BA
creators_name: Rickles, PR
creators_name: Fagg, GA
creators_name: Haklay, ME
title: Tool, toolmaker, and scientist: case study experiences using GIS in interdisciplinary research
ispublished: inpress
divisions: UCL
divisions: B03
divisions: C03
divisions: F26
keywords: Interdisciplinary research, geographic information science, spatial turn, Science-technology-society, webgis
note: © 2020 The Author(s). Published by Informa UK Limited, trading as Taylor & Francis Group.
This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/), which permits unrestricted use,
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abstract: Geographic Information Systems (GIS) are valuable for displaying and analyzing spatial data, revealing spatial patterns that may otherwise go unnoticed. The ubiquity of web and mobile platforms, used to create and share geographic information has reified the value of GIS to a wider audience bringing new popularity to GIS. As a result, GIS and Geographic Information Science (GIScience) are becoming increasingly sought after in interdisciplinary research, which often addresses multifaceted, real-world problems. To understand the necessary level of GIS expertise for a specific interdisciplinary research project, we suggest that the team early on identify the role of GIS within the research. Is it simply the use of GIS as a Tool, employing a GIS Toolmaker for bespoke applications or a GIScientist for new forms of spatial analyses and guidance on social, ethical and spatial ambiguities? To allay future challenges and miscommunication in interdisciplinary research involving GIS, three case studies are presented and common themes related to challenges for the GIScientists are shared.
date: 2020-05-05
publisher: Informa UK Limited
official_url: http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/15230406.2020.1748113
oa_status: green
full_text_type: pub
language: eng
primo: open
primo_central: open_green
verified: verified_manual
elements_id: 1780300
doi: 10.1080/15230406.2020.1748113
lyricists_name: Haklay, Mordechai
lyricists_id: MHAKL64
actors_name: Haklay, Mordechai
actors_id: MHAKL64
actors_role: owner
full_text_status: public
publication: Cartography and Geographic Information Science
citation:        Ricker, BA;    Rickles, PR;    Fagg, GA;    Haklay, ME;      (2020)    Tool, toolmaker, and scientist: case study experiences using GIS in interdisciplinary research.                   Cartography and Geographic Information Science        10.1080/15230406.2020.1748113 <https://doi.org/10.1080/15230406.2020.1748113>.    (In press).    Green open access   
 
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