In an effort to further investigation into critical development facets of Geographic Information Systems, this text explores the reasoning processes that apply to geographic space and time. Essays have been contributed from scholars from a broad spectrum of disciplines.

PART I: SPATIO-TEMPORAL REASONING: GIS AND COMPUTATIONAL SCIENCE PERSPECTIVES ; PART II: SPATIAL TEMPORAL COGNITION ; PART III: SPATIAL AND TEMPORAL BEHAVIORS IN SOCIAL SCIENCE CONTEXTS ; EPILOGUE: THE COGNITIVE ATLAS: USING GIS AS A METAPHOR FOR MEMORY

"This book represents the results of one of the initiatives designed by the US National Center for Geographic Information and Analysis to investigate the critical developments of Geographic Information Systems (GIS). . . . The papers presented in this volume are written by authors from a wide range of disciplines such as geography; cartography; surveying; engineering; mathematics and computer science; and even cognitive psychology. The book will, therefore, appeal to a very wide readership." --Australian Mineral Foundation Reviews "For those interested in the research frontier of GIS capabilities, or who desire a sense of what limitations impinge on GIS and how people may solve them, Spatial and Temporal Reasoning in Geographic Information Systems is a good place to start."--Geo World "This book represents the results of one of the initiatives designed by the US National Center for Geographic Information and Analysis to investigate the critical developments of Geographic Information Systems (GIS). . . . The papers presented in this volume are written by authors from a wide range of disciplines such as geography; cartography; surveying; engineering; mathematics and computer science; and even cognitive psychology. The book will, therefore, appeal to a very wide readership." --Australian Mineral Foundation Reviews "For those interested in the research frontier of GIS capabilities, or who desire a sense of what limitations impinge on GIS and how people may solve them, Spatial and Temporal Reasoning in Geographic Information Systems is a good place to start."--Geo World