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GIS: “Tool” or “Science”?

January 3, 2009

Here’s an interesting paper by Dawn J. Wright, Michael F. Goodchild, and James D. Proctor that appeared in The Annals of the Association of American Geographers in 1997. It’s based on a discussion that occurred on GIS-L way back in 1993.

Demystifying the Persistent Ambiguity of GIS as “Tool” Versus “Science”

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  1. Matt Artz permalink*
    January 17, 2009 2:10 pm

    Found this interesting blog post today which discusses the “GIS: Tool or Science” question.

    http://loladelcontigo.hautetfort.com/archive/2009/01/17/geographers-and-gis-development.html

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