Using Geodata & Geolocation in the Social Sciences : Mapping Our Connected World /
Abernathy, David Ray
Using Geodata & Geolocation in the Social Sciences : Mapping Our Connected World / David Abernathy. - 1st ed. - Los Angeles : SAGE, 2017. - xiv, 327 pages, 2 unnumbered pages : color illustrations, color maps ; 25 cm.
Covering context, concepts, and theories, as well as the practice of how to capture and visualize geodata, this text introduces readers to the Geoweb and how best to incorporate location-based data into research.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
1. Introduction: The Power of Where
2. A Brief History of the Geoweb
3. “Big Geodata”: Managing Spatial Data in a Connected Age
4. Citizen Cartographers: Neogeography, VGI and the Democratization of Data Production
5. Challenges of the Geoweb: Data Accuracy, Privacy, and Surveillance
6. Introduction to Geodata: Types of Geodata; [see p. 9] How do we Identify and Gather Location-Based Data?
7. Capturing Absolute Location with the Global Positioning System
8. Geocoding, Geotagging & Geoparsing
9. Social Media Geodata: Capturing Location-Based Twitter Data
10. Mapping the Emerging Internet of Things
11. Visualizing Data in Geographic Information Systems with QGIS
12. Working with Geodata in GRASS
13. Working with Geodata in R
14. Web Mapping
15. Epilogue: Weaving the Geoweb
9781473908178 9781473908185 (pbk)
Geography--Statistical methods.
Geography--Statistical methods.--Data processing.
Geodatabases--Social aspects.
Social sciences--Geographic information systems.
Geographic information systems
910.21 / ABU
Using Geodata & Geolocation in the Social Sciences : Mapping Our Connected World / David Abernathy. - 1st ed. - Los Angeles : SAGE, 2017. - xiv, 327 pages, 2 unnumbered pages : color illustrations, color maps ; 25 cm.
Covering context, concepts, and theories, as well as the practice of how to capture and visualize geodata, this text introduces readers to the Geoweb and how best to incorporate location-based data into research.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
1. Introduction: The Power of Where
2. A Brief History of the Geoweb
3. “Big Geodata”: Managing Spatial Data in a Connected Age
4. Citizen Cartographers: Neogeography, VGI and the Democratization of Data Production
5. Challenges of the Geoweb: Data Accuracy, Privacy, and Surveillance
6. Introduction to Geodata: Types of Geodata; [see p. 9] How do we Identify and Gather Location-Based Data?
7. Capturing Absolute Location with the Global Positioning System
8. Geocoding, Geotagging & Geoparsing
9. Social Media Geodata: Capturing Location-Based Twitter Data
10. Mapping the Emerging Internet of Things
11. Visualizing Data in Geographic Information Systems with QGIS
12. Working with Geodata in GRASS
13. Working with Geodata in R
14. Web Mapping
15. Epilogue: Weaving the Geoweb
9781473908178 9781473908185 (pbk)
Geography--Statistical methods.
Geography--Statistical methods.--Data processing.
Geodatabases--Social aspects.
Social sciences--Geographic information systems.
Geographic information systems
910.21 / ABU