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Title:
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CONCEPTIONS OF GEOSPATIAL INFORMATION IN ONLINE DISTANCE LEARNING GIS PROGRAMS |
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Author(s):
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Maryam Nazari , Sheila Webber |
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ISBN:
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978-972-8924-58-4 |
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Editors:
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Miguel Baptista Nunes and Maggie McPherson (series editors: Piet Kommers, Pedro Isaías and Nian-Shing Chen) |
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Year:
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2008 |
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Edition:
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V I, 2 |
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Keywords:
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Geospatial information conceptions/ Three or four-dimensional information/ Geographic Information System/ Science
(GIS)/ Online distance learning/ Informat |
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Type:
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Full Paper |
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First Page:
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161 |
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Last Page:
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168 |
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Language:
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English |
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Cover:
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Full Contents:
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Paper Abstract:
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This article describes conceptions of geospatial information (GI) as they are perceived amongst Geographic Information
System/ Science (GIS) academics and students in three GIS online distance learning (ODL) programmes in the UK and
US, through an embedded exploratory multiple case study. We highlight the user input element of GI that emerged in the
conceptions of GI. Using this element, we uncover competencies and knowledge learners need to be able to interact with,
and use, GI in technology-oriented disciplines such as GIS. |
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