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Identifying Important GIS Concepts in Interdisciplinary Research
Patrick Rickles
An Analysis of Google Scholar
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GIS
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Geographic Information Systems to Understand Space
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Standardised, Formal Education
NCGIA Core Curriculum (1990)
GIS&T Body of Knowledge (2006)
Learning about GIS
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G1. Analytical Methods
G2. Cartography and Visualization
G3. Design Aspects
G4. Conceptual Foundations
G5. Data Modeling
GIS&T Body of Knowledge
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G6. Data Manipulation
G7. Geocomputation
G8. Geospatial Data
G9. GIS&T and Society
G10. Organizational and Institutional Aspects
GIS&T Body of Knowledge
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GIS
EDU
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Education Techniques for Learning New Technologies
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GIS as a Tool: How are Others Using It?
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GIS
IDR EDU
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Interdisciplinary Researchcan be messy…
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… but can produce amazing results.
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C1. Collaborating with Other Disciplines
C2. The Interface Between Disciplines
C3. Personal Issues
C4. Licensing and Ownership
Interdisciplinary Challenges
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C5. Time Constraints
C6. Lack of Management
C7. Institutional Intransigence
C8. Lack of Opportunities
Interdisciplinary Challenges
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S1. Incentivise Research
S2. Establish an Institutional Structure
S3. Include Senior Staff and Interested Parties
S4. Discourage Disciplinary Selfishness
Interdisciplinary Solutions
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S5. Build Relationships
S6. Management, Clear Objectives and Evaluation
S7. Provide Training
S8. Increase and Adapt Funding
Interdisciplinary Solutions
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From Theory to Practice
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Search for “Interdisciplinary” and “GIS” in the top journals of each category of Google Scholar
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• “Collaborating with Other Disciplines” –Top Challenge (5 out of 10 articles)
• “Build Relationships” – Top Suggested Solution (9 out of 10 articles)
– “Provide Training” second (6 out of 10 articles)
• “Geospatial Data” most utilised Knowledge Area (9 out of 10 articles)
Findings
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GIS
IDR EDU
GIS+
IDR + EDU
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Collaboratively Learning GIS
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GIS
IDR EDU
GIS+
IDR + EDU
?
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Future Work
Online vs. Face-to-Face
Rerun for Robustness