Identifying Important GIS Concepts in Interdisciplinary Research Patrick Rickles An Analysis of Google Scholar
Identifying Important GIS Concepts in Interdisciplinary Research
Dec 18, 2014
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.
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Identifying Important GIS Concepts in Interdisciplinary Research
Patrick Rickles
An Analysis of Google Scholar
GIS
Geographic Information Systems to Understand Space
Standardised, Formal Education
NCGIA Core Curriculum (1990)
GIS&T Body of Knowledge (2006)
Learning about GIS
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
GIS
EDU
Education Techniques for Learning New Technologies
GIS as a Tool: How are Others Using It?
GIS
IDR EDU
Interdisciplinary Researchcan be messy…
… but can produce amazing results.
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
From Theory to Practice
Search for “Interdisciplinary” and “GIS” in the top journals of each category of Google Scholar
• “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
GIS
IDR EDU
GIS+
IDR + EDU
Collaboratively Learning GIS
GIS
IDR EDU
GIS+
IDR + EDU
?
Future Work
Online vs. Face-to-Face
Rerun for Robustness
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