Lessons Learned from Neogeography Applied to GIS

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Lessons Learned From Neogeography Nc Gis 2009

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My presentation at the NCGIS 2009 conference was “Lessons Learned from Neogeography Applied to GIS”. Obviously a very interesting topic, given the continual discussion around the term “neogeography” as well as standards, web tools, and open data. Sean and I spent a good bit of time exchanging viewpoints and ideas so that I could get a better idea of where GIS users are coming from and their common criticisms of the neogeography domain.

What we realized was that these criticisms are reflections that GIS itself is facing:

• lack of metadata,
• amateurs doing analysis, and
• the loss of cartography

However because web maps are more public and involve feedback mechanism such as comments or blog posts, then they are much more visible and loudly critiqued. [...]

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Read more: http://highearthorbit.com/lessons-learned-from-neogeography-applied-to-gis/

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