potential uptake of geographic information systems: reading between the lines
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This presentation was given at the Royal Geographical Society's (RGS-IBG) Annual conference in London, UK covering Patrick Rickles' literature review on Interdisciplinary Research, GIS Education, and the work undertaken to determine top search results / papers from Google Scholar.TRANSCRIPT
Potential Uptake of
Geographic Information
Systems
Patrick Rickles
Reading Between the Lines
Literature Review Findings
C1. Collaborating with Other Disciplines
C2. The Interface Between Disciplines
C3. Personal Issues
C4. Licensing and Ownership
Interdisciplinary Challenges
C5. Time Constraints
C6. Lack of Management
C7. Institutional Intransigence
C8. Lack of Opportunities
Interdisciplinary Challenges
S1. Incentivise Research
S2. Establish an Institutional Structure
S3. Include Senior Staff and Interested Parties
S4. Discourage Disciplinary Selfishness
Interdisciplinary Solutions
S5. Build Relationships
S6. Management, Clear Objectives and Evaluation
S7. Provide Training
S8. Increase and Adapt Funding
Interdisciplinary Solutions
Using Geographic Information Systems
Emotions and Technology
The Learning Process
Suggested Curricula
G1. Analytical Methods
G2. Cartography and Visualization
G3. Design Aspects
G4. Conceptual Foundations
G5. Data Modeling
GIS&T Body of Knowledge
G6. Data Manipulation
G7. Geocomputation
G8. Geospatial Data
G9. GIS&T and Society
G10. Organizational and Institutional Aspects
GIS&T Body of Knowledge
Articles and Results
Search for “Interdisciplinary” and “GIS” in the top journals of each category of Google Scholar
• Emergency Management – 254
• Higher Education – 220
• Water Supply & Treatment – 147
• Life Sciences & Earth Sciences – 142
• Fuzzy Systems – 105
Top 10 Categories by Number of Search Results Returned
• Remote Sensing – 96
• Entrepreneurship & Innovation – 92
• Sustainable Development – 82
• Hydrology & Water Resources – 76
• Environmental & Occupational Medicine –33
Top 10 Categories by Number of Search Results Returned
A1. “Use of GIS technology in the Prediction and Monitoring of Landslide Hazard” – 211
A2. “Group Project Work and Student-Centred Active Learning: Two Different Experiences” – 116
A3. “One View of the Future” – 95
A4. “The World of Geography: Visualizing a Knowledge Domain with Cartographic Means” – 61
A5. “A Collaborative Virtual Geographic Environment Based on P2P and Grid Technology” – 34
Top Cited Article from the Top 10 Categories
A6. “GIS-Based Habitat Modeling Using Logistic Multiple Regression – A Study of the Mt. Graham Red Squirrel” – 337
A7. “e-Government 2015: Exploring m-Government Scenarios, between ICT-Driven Experiments and Citizen-Centric Implications” – 34
A8. “Energy and Environmental Aspects of Using Corn Stover for Fuel Ethanol” – 392
A9. “Interactions between Groundwater and Surface Water: the State of the Science” – 630
A10. “Using Geographic Information Systems for Exposure Assessment in Environmental Epidemiology Studies” – 190
Top Cited Article from the Top 10 Categories
Findings
C1 C2 C3 C4 C5 C6 C7 C8
A1 X X X X
A2 X X X X
A3 X X X X
A4 X
A5
A6
A7 X X X X
A8
A9 X
A10 X
*A1-A10 corresponds with Articles; C1-C8 corresponds with Challenges
Findings
S1 S2 S3 S4 S5 S6 S7 S8
A1 X X X X X
A2 X X X X X
A3 X X X
A4 X
A5 X X
A6
A7 X X X
A8
A9 X
A10 X X
*A1-A10 corresponds with Articles; S1-S8 corresponds with Solutions
Findings
G1 G2 G3 G4 G5 G6 G7 G8 G9 G10
A1 X X X X X X X X X
A2 X X
A3 X X X X X
A4 X X X X X X X
A5 X X X X X X X X
A6 X X X X X X X
A7 X X
A8 X X X
A9 X X X X
A10 X X X X X X X
*A1-A10 corresponds with Articles; G1-G10 corresponds with GIS Concepts
• “Emergency Management” – Top Category (254 Results)
• “Interactions between Groundwater and Surface Water: the State of the Science” – Top Article (630 Citations)– From “Hydrology & Water Resources” Category
• “Collaborating with Other Disciplines” – Top Challenge
• “Building Relationships” – Top Suggested Solution
• “Geospatial Data” – Most Important GIS&T Knowledge Area (9 out of 10 articles)– Map only produced in 5 out of 10 articles
Findings
Discussion
What is Successful?
Where to Now?
Common Trends?