Introduction mapping in times of crisis

We are in the middle of a revolution, or so the mantra goes, our world having been reinvented through digital technologies, changing mapping techniques and the aerospace industry. Data are at the heart of this revolution, one that, according to the United Nations (UN) Secretary General’s report A Wo...

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Published inMapping Crisis p. 1
Main Author Doug Specht
Format Book Chapter
LanguageEnglish
Published University of London 14.09.2020
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Summary:We are in the middle of a revolution, or so the mantra goes, our world having been reinvented through digital technologies, changing mapping techniques and the aerospace industry. Data are at the heart of this revolution, one that, according to the United Nations (UN) Secretary General’s report A World That Counts, is a revolution for equality (cited in Satterthwaite, 2015). The coupling of vast data sets with geographic information systems (GIS) has already and will continue to change the world through knowledge sharing and codification (Hendriks, 1999). Increased computer penetration and ever-increasing speeds of internet access are transforming the world
ISBN:9781912250332
1912250330
DOI:10.2307/j.ctv14rms6g.8