The academic success of GIS in geography: Problems and prospects

Paul A. Longley
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Paul A. Longley: School of Geographical Sciences, University of Bristol, University Road, Bristol BS8 1SS, United Kingdom, (e-mail: Paul.Longley@bristol.ac.uk)

Journal of Geographical Systems, 2000, vol. 2, issue 1, 37-42

Abstract: Abstract. The success of GIS has in some ways proved to be a mixed blessing to academic geography. While quantitative geography has developed as a disciplinary specialism over a long period of time, the infusion of GIS has been more rapid and applications-led. Geography has been a consumer, not producer, of mainstream GIS software, and as such GIS may even contribute towards accelerated de-skilling of the discipline. The technology nevertheless provides a crucial means of dealing with the current proliferation of digital data, and has important implications for the future development of geography.

Keywords: Key words: GIS; quantitative geography; spatial analysis (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2000
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DOI: 10.1007/s101090050027

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