identifying important gis concepts in interdisciplinary research
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This presentation was given at the Geographic Information Science Research United Kingdom 2014 Annual Conference, in Glasgow. The presentation frames my interdisciplinary research interests that form the foundation of my PhD and plans for future work.TRANSCRIPT
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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