The Philosophy of GIS

This anthology aims to present the fundamental philosophical issues and tools required by the reflection within and upon geography and Geographic Information Systems (GIS) . It is an introduction to the philosophy for GIScience from an analytical perspect

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Timothy Tambassi   Editor

The Philosophy of GIS

Springer Geography

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Timothy Tambassi Editor

The Philosophy of GIS

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Editor Timothy Tambassi University of Eastern Piedmont Vercelli, Italy

ISSN 2194-315X ISSN 2194-3168 (electronic) Springer Geography ISBN 978-3-030-16828-5 ISBN 978-3-030-16829-2 (eBook) https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-16829-2 © Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2019 This work is subject to copyright. All rights are reserved by the Publisher, whether the whole or part of the material is concerned, specifically the rights of translation, reprinting, reuse of illustrations, recitation, broadcasting, reproduction on microfilms or in any other physical way, and transmission or information storage and retrieval, electronic adaptation, computer software, or by similar or dissimilar methodology now known or hereafter developed. The use of general descriptive names, registered names, trademarks, service marks, etc. in this publication does not imply, even in the absence of a specific statement, that such names are exempt from the relevant protective laws and regulations and therefore free for general use. The publisher, the authors and the editors are safe to assume that the advice and information in this book are believed to be true and accurate at the date of publication. Neither the publisher nor the authors or the editors give a warranty, expressed or implied, with respect to the material contained herein or for any errors or omissions that may have been made. The publisher remains neutral with regard to jurisdictional claims in published maps and institutional affiliations. This Springer imprint is published by the registered company Springer Nature Switzerland AG The registered company address is: Gewerbestrasse 11, 6330 Cham, Switzerland

Preface

The first time I approached, from a philosophical perspective, the topic of GIS, I could not help but note how the literature in the field was, at the same time, heterogeneous and scattered. Considering that I was dealing with a branch of knowledge on the border of geography, philosophy, and computer science, heterogeneity was not an element of surprise. Conversely, the scatterdness forced me to ask myself, at least, four different questions: (1) is there really something such as the “philosophy of GIS” or are there only sporadic reflections on the topic? (2) In the first case, what are its distinguishing features? (3) Should the philosophy of GIS be considered as

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