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History of geographical thought is the domain which joins in itself two different disciplines that is to day history of geography and philosophy of science. This is in accordance with an age old tradition of putting them together. This subject is concerned with the history and philosophy of geography and is designed to introduce students to key debates both past and present on the nature and scope of geography as an academic discipline. May be the globalized ...
Geographic information systems provide a method for integrating and analysing spatial information such as where is the nearest movie theatre? alongside related non-spatial information. GIS have three major capabilities and can operate on a range of platforms. A map, however, is only one way you can work with geographic data in a GIS, and only one type of product generated by a GIS. The book starts with the introduction of GIS and its various components and ...