Geographic Information Systems for the Social Sciences: Investigating Space and Place

Genocide and GIScience: Integrating Personal Narratives and Geographic Information Science to Study Human Rights

“…Geographically explicit data such as satellite images taken from space, aerial photographs and digital camera images from airborne platforms, and field measurements with associated GPS coordinates are all increasingly available to researchers for use in a wide variety of applications. Although extensively used for natural resource management, urban studies, and ecological modeling, GIScience technologies also are widely used in studies of human geography (Ustin 2004;Madden, Jordan, and Dolezal 2006;Rencz 2006;Steinberg and Steinberg 2006). In an attempt to critically assess the utility of geospatial technologies to address issues of genocide and crimes against humanity, a pilot project was conducted using remote sensing images available for viewing free via the World Wide Web and GIScience software and spatial data collection tools that are commonly available in most universities, research centers, and government agencies.…”

Salton Sea ecosystem monitoring and assessment plan

“…Sociospatial grounded theory is an example of a multi-method approach employing a specific recommended methodology (Steinberg and Steinberg, 2006). Steps in this process include the following:…”

“…Qualitative data collection will be guided by protocols established in Berg (2001) and Yin (1994). The spatial analysis of qualitative data will draw from Sociospatial Grounded Theory, as outlined in Steinberg and Steinberg (2006).…”

DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEM FOR SEARCH & RESCUE OPERATIONS

“…Their key element is the data they are using, which has to be of the highest quality and resolution in order to not misrepresent the objects it features. That is why some authors, like [10], claim that getting and preparing proper data takes up to 80% percent of project's time.…”