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308:|first3=Carissa |last4=Grantham |first4=Michael L. |last5=Mills |first5=Mark S. |title=Transforming the Applied Learning Experience Through Interdisciplinary Fieldwork |journal=The Geographical Bulletin |date=May 2022 |volume=63 |issue=2 |url=https://gammathetaupsilon.org/the-geographical-bulletin/2020s/volume63-2/article2.pdf |access-date=4 August 2023 |issn=2163-5900}}</ref> However, the methods and theory are distinct, and a technical geographer may be more concerned with the technological and theoretical concepts than the nature of the data.<ref name=Sala2>{{cite book |last1=Sala |first1=Maria |title=GEOGRAPHY – Vol. I: Geography |date=2009 |publisher=] UNESCO |url=https://www.eolss.net/sample-chapters/c01/E6-14.pdf |access-date=30 December 2022}}</ref><ref name="cave1">{{cite book |last1=Cave |first1=Edward |title=Geography reformed: a new system of general geography, according to an accurate analysis of the science in four parts. The whole illustrated with notes. |date=1749 |publisher=Edward Cave |location=London |edition=2}}</ref> Further, a technical geographer may explore the relationship between the spatial technology and the end users to improve upon the technology and better understand the impact of the technology on human behavior.<ref name="Lin1">{{cite journal |last1=Lin |first1=Yuancheng |last2=Wang |first2=Min |last3=Lei |first3=Junchao |last4=He |first4=Huiyan |title=Perception and Interaction of Urban Medical Space from the Perspective of Technical Geography: A Case Study of Guangzhou, China |journal=Journal of Urban Planning and Development |date=3 August 2023 |volume=149 |issue=4 |doi=10.1061/JUPDDM.UPENG-4432|s2cid=260653708 }}</ref> Thus, the spatial data types a technical geographer employs may vary widely, including human and physical geography topics, with the common thread being the techniques and philosophies employed.<ref name=Arabi1>{{cite journal |last1=Arabi |first1=Mouhaman |last2=Ngwa |first2=Moise |title=Modeling the Relationship Between Weather Parameters and Cholera in the City of Maroua, Far North Region, Cameroon |journal=] |date=March 2019 |volume=14(1):1–13 |issue=1 |pages=1–13 |doi=10.21163/GT_2019.141.01|doi-access=free }}</ref><ref>{{cite book |last1=Boehm |first1=Richard G. |last2=Peters |first2=Samantha |title=Careers/Jobs in Geography:Business Cards of Department Graduates |date=2008 |publisher=Texas State University San Marcos |edition=sixth |url=https://gato-docs.its.txst.edu/jcr:8b8ecd11-661f-4626-8bcb-0e2fe31ed47e/Geography%20Alumni%20Business%20Card%20Directory%20-%206th%20Edition.pdf |access-date=8 November 2023}}</ref> To accomplish this, technical geographers often create their own software or scripts, which can then be applied more broadly by others.<ref name="Kretzschmar1">{{cite book |last1=Kretzschmar Jr. |first1=William A. |editor1-last=Schlüter |editor1-first=Julia |editor2-last=Krug |editor2-first=Manfred |title=Research Methods in Language Variation and Change: Computer mapping of language data |date= 24 October 2013 |publisher=Cambridge University Press |isbn=9781107469846 |page=53}}</ref> They may also explore applying techniques developed for one application to another unrelated topic, such as applying ], originally developed for mining, to disciplines as diverse as real-estate prices.<ref name="Monmonier1" /><ref name="Chilès1">{{cite book |last1=Chilès |first1=Jean-Paul |last2=Desassis |first2=Nicolas |editor1-last=Sagar |editor1-first=B. 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Daya |editor2-last=Agterberg |editor2-first=Frits |editor3-last=Cheng |editor3-first=Qiuming |title=Handbook of Mathematical Geosciences |date=2018 |publisher=SpringerOpen |isbn=978-3-319-78998-9 |page=589 |chapter=29 Fifty Years of Kriging}}</ref> 300:|first3=Carissa |last4=Grantham |first4=Michael L. |last5=Mills |first5=Mark S. |title=Transforming the Applied Learning Experience Through Interdisciplinary Fieldwork |journal=The Geographical Bulletin |date=May 2022 |volume=63 |issue=2 |url=https://gammathetaupsilon.org/the-geographical-bulletin/2020s/volume63-2/article2.pdf |access-date=4 August 2023 |issn=2163-5900}}</ref> However, the methods and theory are distinct, and a technical geographer may be more concerned with the technological and theoretical concepts than the nature of the data.<ref name=Sala2>{{cite book |last1=Sala |first1=Maria |title=GEOGRAPHY – Vol. I: Geography |date=2009 |publisher=] UNESCO |url=https://www.eolss.net/sample-chapters/c01/E6-14.pdf |access-date=30 December 2022}}</ref><ref name="cave1">{{cite book |last1=Cave |first1=Edward |title=Geography reformed: a new system of general geography, according to an accurate analysis of the science in four parts. The whole illustrated with notes. |date=1749 |publisher=Edward Cave |location=London |edition=2}}</ref> Further, a technical geographer may explore the relationship between the spatial technology and the end users to improve upon the technology and better understand the impact of the technology on human behavior.<ref name="Lin1">{{cite journal |last1=Lin |first1=Yuancheng |last2=Wang |first2=Min |last3=Lei |first3=Junchao |last4=He |first4=Huiyan |title=Perception and Interaction of Urban Medical Space from the Perspective of Technical Geography: A Case Study of Guangzhou, China |journal=Journal of Urban Planning and Development |date=3 August 2023 |volume=149 |issue=4 |doi=10.1061/JUPDDM.UPENG-4432|s2cid=260653708 }}</ref> Thus, the spatial data types a technical geographer employs may vary widely, including human and physical geography topics, with the common thread being the techniques and philosophies employed.<ref name=Arabi1>{{cite journal |last1=Arabi |first1=Mouhaman |last2=Ngwa |first2=Moise |title=Modeling the Relationship Between Weather Parameters and Cholera in the City of Maroua, Far North Region, Cameroon |journal=] |date=March 2019 |volume=14(1):1–13 |issue=1 |pages=1–13 |doi=10.21163/GT_2019.141.01|doi-access=free }}</ref><ref>{{cite book |last1=Boehm |first1=Richard G. |last2=Peters |first2=Samantha |title=Careers/Jobs in Geography:Business Cards of Department Graduates |date=2008 |publisher=Texas State University San Marcos |edition=sixth |url=https://gato-docs.its.txst.edu/jcr:8b8ecd11-661f-4626-8bcb-0e2fe31ed47e/Geography%20Alumni%20Business%20Card%20Directory%20-%206th%20Edition.pdf |access-date=8 November 2023}}</ref> To accomplish this, technical geographers often create their own software or scripts, which can then be applied more broadly by others.<ref name="Kretzschmar1">{{cite book |last1=Kretzschmar Jr. |first1=William A. |editor1-last=Schlüter |editor1-first=Julia |editor2-last=Krug |editor2-first=Manfred |title=Research Methods in Language Variation and Change: Computer mapping of language data |date= 24 October 2013 |publisher=Cambridge University Press |isbn=9781107469846 |page=53}}</ref> They may also explore applying techniques developed for one application to another unrelated topic, such as applying ], originally developed for mining, to disciplines as diverse as real-estate prices.<ref name="Monmonier1" /><ref name="Chilès1">{{cite book |last1=Chilès |first1=Jean-Paul |last2=Desassis |first2=Nicolas |editor1-last=Sagar |editor1-first=B. 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Daya |editor2-last=Agterberg |editor2-first=Frits |editor3-last=Cheng |editor3-first=Qiuming |title=Handbook of Mathematical Geosciences |date=2018 |publisher=SpringerOpen |isbn=978-3-319-78998-9 |page=589 |chapter=29 Fifty Years of Kriging}}</ref> 274:''' Technical geography''' is the branch of ] that involves using, studying, and creating tools to obtain, analyze, interpret, understand, and communicate ].<ref name="Haidu1">{{cite journal |last1=Haidu |first1=Ionel |title=What is Technical Geography – a letter from the editor |journal=Geographia Technica |date=2016 |volume=11 |pages=1–5 |doi=10.21163/GT_2016.111.01|doi-access=free }}</ref><ref name=Sala1>{{cite book |last1=Sala |first1=Maria |title=Geography Volume I |date=2009 |publisher=] UNESCO |location=Oxford, United Kingdom |isbn=978-1-84826-960-6 |edition=1}}</ref><ref name=Tambassi>{{cite book |last1=Tambassi |first1=Timothy |title=The Philosophy of Geo-Ontologies |date=2021 |publisher=Springer |isbn=978-3-030-78144-6 |edition=2}}</ref><ref name="Dada1">{{cite journal |last1=Dada |first1=Anup |title=The Process of Geomorphology Related to Sub Branches of Physical Geography |journal=Black Sea Journal of Scientific Research |date=December 2022 |volume=59 |issue=3 |pages=1–2 |doi=10.36962/GBSSJAR/59.3.004|doi-broken-date=2024 263:''' Technical geography''' is the branch of ] that involves using, studying, and creating tools to obtain, analyze, interpret, understand, and communicate ].<ref name="Haidu1">{{cite journal |last1=Haidu |first1=Ionel |title=What is Technical Geography – a letter from the editor |journal=Geographia Technica |date=2016 |volume=11 |pages=1–5 |doi=10.21163/GT_2016.111.01|doi-access=free }}</ref><ref name=Sala1>{{cite book |last1=Sala |first1=Maria |title=Geography Volume I |date=2009 |publisher=] UNESCO |location=Oxford, United Kingdom |isbn=978-1-84826-960-6 |edition=1}}</ref><ref name=Tambassi>{{cite book |last1=Tambassi |first1=Timothy |title=The Philosophy of Geo-Ontologies |date=2021 |publisher=Springer |isbn=978-3-030-78144-6 |edition=2}}</ref><ref name="Dada1">{{cite journal |last1=Dada |first1=Anup |title=The Process of Geomorphology Related to Sub Branches of Physical Geography |journal=Black Sea Journal of Scientific Research |date=December 2022 |volume=59 |issue=3 |pages=1–2 |doi=10.36962/GBSSJAR/59.3.004|doi-broken-date= 1081:, can usually apply the concepts and techniques of technical geography. However, the methods and theory are distinct, and a technical geographer may be more concerned with the technological and theoretical concepts than the nature of the data. Further, a technical geographer may explore the relationship between the spatial technology and the end users to improve upon the technology and better understand the impact of the technology on human behavior. Thus, the spatial data types a technical geographer employs may vary widely, including human and physical geography topics, with the common thread being the techniques and philosophies employed. To accomplish this, technical geographers often create their own software or scripts, which can then be applied more broadly by others. They may also explore applying techniques developed for one application to another unrelated topic, such as applying 1578:) introduced the concept of "scientific geography" and discussed employing the scientific method to geographic concepts. This publication proposed how a field of scientific geography could be organized, and specified that "Phytogeography," "Zoogeography," and "Anthropogeography" could be areas where scientific principles could be applied. While this publication did not use the term technical geography in its description, several later publications explicitly link scientific and technical geography. By 1917, technical geography was included among courses taught at some British schools, alongside mathematics, chemistry, and other natural sciences. As techniques and concepts in technical geography advanced, geographers began to lament the lack of understanding and use of more advanced geographic concepts in society and law. Specifically, this became an issue during the 1930s 1751: 1346:

time (temporal). Spatial datasets contain data points that are associated with specific geographic locations, and frequency in spatial datasets can be used to analyze patterns and distributions across different areas. Temporal datasets involve data points that are associated with specific time points, and frequency in temporal datasets helps analyze trends and patterns over time. Analyzing how the frequency of events changes across both space and time can reveal dynamic patterns. Spatial and temporal frequency are core concepts in technical geography because they are fundamental to understanding and analyzing geographic phenomena. Geography is inherently concerned with the distribution and dynamics of features across space and over time.

1388: 1368:(WWW), Geographic information systems (GIS), and information theory have greatly aided cartographers in generalizing maps more efficiently and consistently. These tools can apply generalization rules systematically, ensuring high-quality outputs even as data volume increases. Cartographic generalization is foundational in technical geography because it ensures that maps are functional, readable, and tailored to their intended use. It balances the need for detail with the practical limitations of scale and medium, enhancing the effectiveness of maps as tools for communication, analysis, and decision-making. 1608:, which saw the extensive use of cartography and air photos, revolutionized these techniques and brought a new focus on the benefits they offered. In the years before the quantitative revolution, geography was generally fragmented and focused on descriptive approaches, and many United States universities were eliminating geography departments around the country. To address this, geographers began to debate the merits of more scientific and methods-based approaches to the discipline and advocate for the benefits these methods had to other technical courses. Some, such as the preeminent cartographer 2177: 2273: 2093:"The risk is that non-geographers mastering these methods analyze the spatiotemporal data and information better than the geographers. That is why the need to deal with competition induced by other sciences claiming the geographic space as their subject of study and research becomes a serious challenge for geographers. Geographers need to test and adapt to the new methods, models and procedures and implement them in all fields and development trends of Geography. By these also, Technical Geography as a new line of research and professional training becomes a necessity." 1361:

the map communicates the intended information effectively. The need for generalization arises because maps often depict large areas and scales, where including every detail is impractical and can overwhelm the map reader. The primary goal of cartographic generalization is to balance detail with readability, ensuring that the map serves its intended purpose without sacrificing essential information. By placing data in a spatial context, even though it is generalized, cartographic generalization creates additional information by revealing patterns and trends in the data.

2045:(a branch of geography that advocates that geographic research should focus on social issues transforming society). These frameworks were mostly advanced mostly by human geographers, leading to an observed gap between human and physical geographers. In response to the ideas and philosophies advanced during the quantitative revolution, particularly positivism and the emphasis on quantitative methods, the term critical geography was applied to ideological and theoretical criticisms of the methods and ideas of technical geographers. Other geographers, such as 1311: 2505:. Each term has slightly differing definitions and scopes, and the best word choice has been debated in the literature since at least the 1700s when Cave defended the use of technical geography over practical geography. However, many of these alternative terms or phrases are "grammatically awkward" and do not link the discipline explicitly as a branch of geography in the same way as technical geography. This is an area of active scholarly debate, and any word choice will be inevitably met with criticism by others using a different model. 2347: 2241: 2443: 2305: 1533: 1319:

Autocorrelation can be positive (indicating that similar values cluster together) or negative (indicating that dissimilar values are near each other). Spatial autocorrelation involves the correlation of a variable with itself across different spatial locations. Temporal autocorrelation involves the correlation of a signal with a delayed copy of itself over successive time intervals. Autocorrelation is the foundation of Tobler's first law of geography. Spatial autocorrelation is measured with tools such as

2289: 1673:, which focus on mathematical modeling and theoretical implications of cartography. These terms often compete and overlap with each other and often originate in separate countries, such as geographic information science in the United States, geomatics in France, and geoinformatics in Sweden. Three major technologies, remote sensing (RS), Geographic information systems (GIS), and the global positioning system (GPS) are highlighted as examples of technologies characterizing technical geography. 2331: 2363: 2225: 2161: 8667: 1878:. These terms all overlap to some degree, but at least one study indicates they differ substantially enough to continue using. The proliferation of these new terms may have been detrimental to their popularity, and it has been suggested that they were possibly created carelessly or hastily. This has led to some confusion, and properly defining the areas covered by each term is an active field of research. One paper on the topic stated the following: 1159: 8679: 2459: 339: 1628: 1400: 2427: 1688: 71: 8703: 2411: 2209: 2379: 2395: 2193: 8691: 2257: 2497:"—are used to describe the same, or similar, concepts as technical geography. Some of the discrepancy in terminology is due to different cultures and languages having their own method of organization; for example, the term "information geography" is popular in research from China to describe similar concepts. It is closely associated with and sometimes used interchangeably with, the subfields of 1431:(geographia, a combination of Greek words ‘Geo,’ The Earth, and ‘Graphien,’ to describe. Literally "earth description"), a field of science devoted to the study of the lands, features, inhabitants, and phenomena of Earth. Technical geography as a distinct term in the English language within the discipline of geography dates back at least as far as 1749 to a book published by English printer 1732:, advancements in photography, aircraft, and rockets only increased the effectiveness of remote sensing techniques. As the technology became available to the general public, geographers were soon overwhelmed with large volumes of satellite and aerial images. New techniques were required to store, process, analyze, and use this new data source, birthing remote sensing scientists. 1912:(including visualizations such as the space-time prism and continuous transportation modeling approach), and GIS, for handling spatial-temporal data generated by novel technology like GPS and remote sensing. This part of technical geography focuses on spatial statistics and visualizing spatial information, emphasizing quantitative data and the scientific method. 2104:"technical geography" itself has been debated since at least the 1700s, concepts within technical geography are often separated from the rest of geography when organizing and categorizing subfields in the discipline. Terms such as "techniques of geographic analysis", "geographic information technology", are used synonymously with the term within textbooks. 4303: 1838:(GPS), and the system's full capability was made available to the general public in 2000. This facilitated a level of rapid acquisition of spatial coordinates that previously would have been expensive. Geographers began studying methods and applications for this data. In subsequent years, other countries have launched satellite constellations enabling 1794:...if geographers reject GIS then it could fundamentally affect the outside world's perception of what geography is all about. Certainly, these external perceptions may well be based on a picture of geography as it once was, but nevertheless they cannot be ignored. "How could they be so foolish as to disown the very core of their discipline?" 1511:; it involves spatial relationships between points and theory. A publication in 1889 defined the term "technical" as "especially appropriate to any art or science", and stated that "we never hear teachers questioning whether technical geography shall be taught in the schools." An 1890 publication advertised that the 1891 1144:

cartography and map production, which is only possible through cartographic generalization. More then just reducing the overall level of information, cartographic generalization helps discover patterns and trends in data that underlie many techniques and technologies employed and investigated by technical geographers.

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in the context of previous technological conditions, remain in the shadow of new technologies, and are not modernised. The lack of specific terminological conditions, determined boundaries, or scopes of such definition use, encourages one to define the next terms, and the next science and research disciplines.

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Some have brought allegations that the culture in technical geography has introduced gender bias into geography departments as the discipline is disproportionately practiced by men and seen by some as more masculine. Nadine Schuurman states that while there is not one reason for this discrepancy, but

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speculated that computer cartography facilitated by GIS would largely replace traditional pen and paper cartography. Geographers began to heavily debate the place of GIS in geography, with some rejecting its methods and others heavily advocating for it. In response to critics, British geographer Stan

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In 2009, UNESCO Encyclopedia of Life Support Systems (EOLSS) employed the term technical geography to organize their literature related to geography, establishing a three-branch model of technical, human, and physical geography, referring to human and physical as the primary two. The benefit of this

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went as far as to suggest that cartography should be a separate academic discipline from geography entirely, even if only at a few academic institutions. This approach was shunned by more traditional geographers, who viewed it as a deviation from how geographers had always viewed and interacted with

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With the appearance of the next new technologies, immediately, new proposals of new sciences, new subdisciplines, appear. Many authors with great ease announce the origination of a new science, frequently not caring for the proper justification of its name definition. The old definitions, developed

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published the first paper detailing the use of computers in the map-making process titled "Automation and Cartography" in 1959. While novel in terms of application, the process detailed by Tobler did not allow for storing or analyzing of geographic data. As computer technology progressed and better

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has pushed the development of information management techniques to handle spatial data and support decision-makers. To this end, technical geographers often adapt technology and techniques from other disciplines to spatial problems rather than create original innovations, such as using computers to

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Attempts at subdividing geography have often been met with criticism. Geography has a history spanning cultures and thousands of years and is described as a "mother science" from which more specialized disciplines emerge, resulting in a fragmented discipline. Other existing models to subdivide the

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As technology such as GIS began to dominate geography departments, the need to develop new curriculum to teach the fundamental concepts became apparent. In response to this in 2006 the UCGIS published Geographic Information Science and Technology Body of Knowledge (GISTBoK), building on the "Model

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Cartographic generalization is the process of simplifying the representation of geographical information on maps, making complex data more understandable and useful for specific purposes or scales. This process involves selectively reducing the detail of features to prevent clutter and ensure that

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In statistics, frequency refers to the number of occurrences of a particular event or value within a dataset. When dealing with spatial and temporal datasets, the concept of frequency can be applied to understand how often certain events or values occur across different locations (spatial) or over

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More controversially, others deny the idea that the thought and techniques of geography constitute a new branch. This argument asserts that geography must be applied and, therefore, must focus on some subset of human or physical geography. They also argue that there is not enough well-established

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With the emergence of GIS, researchers rapidly began to explore methods to use the technology for various geographic problems. This led some geographers to declare the study of the computer-based methods their own science within geography. GIS serves as the primary technology driving the field of

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Coinciding with the quantitative revolution was the emergence of early computers. The interdisciplinary nature of geography forces geographers to look at developments in other fields, and geographers tend to observe and adapt technological innovations from other disciplines rather than developing

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Autocorrelation is fundamental to technical geography because it provides critical insights into the spatial and temporal structure of geographical data. It enhances the ability to model, analyze, and interpret spatial patterns and relationships, supporting various applications from environmental

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Autocorrelation is a statistical measure used to assess the degree to which a given data set is correlated with itself over different time intervals or spatial distances. In essence, it quantifies the similarity between observations as a function of the time lag or spatial distance between them.

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to include processing of spatial data through the use of computers. This term has been described as being outside the branch of geography entirely and instead placed fully under the discipline of computer science, while other sources place it under the branch of technical geography. Sources have

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The 20th century saw the rapid emergence of technologies such as computers, satellites, and the corresponding software to operate them. These technologies rapidly changed how geographers operated, and significant effort went into considering how best to incorporate them into the discipline. With

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committee focused on geographic information, as the discipline concerned with handling geographic data or geographic information." In Canada, an effort was made to replace and absorb the term geodesy with geomatics; however, this was not successful, and globally, geodesy is generally considered

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Technical geography is highly theoretical and focuses on developing and testing methods and technologies for handling spatial-temporal data. These technologies are then applied to datasets and problems within the branches of human and/or physical geography. Historically, technical geography was

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Technical geography as a concept re-emerges to correct the historical trend in geography of adapting rather than developing new methods, technologies, and techniques for conducting geographic research by encouraging trained geographers to pursue this line of inquiry. While the use of the term

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As new technologies and methods applied by geographers, such as spatial analysis, cartography/GIS, remote sensing, and GPS, are widely applicable to various disciplines, concern grew among geographers that these other non-geographers in other disciplines might become better at using them than

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has been put forward as a distinct branch and umbrella for these wider concepts, the terms used to describe the study of spatial information as a distinct category vary. When subdividing the discipline within the literature, similar categories—such as "the Spatial Tradition", "techniques of

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There are several concepts related to technical geography that are considered central attributes of the discipline. In one paper, autocorrelation and frequency are listed as the concepts that technical geography is based upon. Central to technical geography are the technologies surrounding

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monitoring and urban planning to resource management and public health. By understanding and leveraging autocorrelation, geographers can make more informed decisions, improve the accuracy of their analyses, and contribute to solving real-world geographical problems.

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In teaching technical geography, instructors often need to fall back on examples from human and physical geography to explain the theoretical concepts. While technical geography mostly works with quantitative data, the techniques and technology can be applied to

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to help educators teach GIScience. There has been significant debate around the term GIScience, including questioning if it can be considered a science. Many geographers, including Michael Goodchild, continue to advance the use of the term today.

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in a 1970 paper, and more have been proposed since. Some geographers argue against the idea that laws in geography are necessary or even valid. These criticisms have been addressed by Tobler and others. Examples of these laws include

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Many academic institutions use, or have historically used, the term "technical geography" to either sub-divide their department or describe courses and content offered within their department. These include, but are not limited to:

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wording is that it is consistent with the other two branches and clearly places the discipline within geography. The categorization of technical geography in the EOLSS as a branch is expanded upon by Ionel Haidu in his 2016 paper

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coined the term "géomatique" in French. English-speaking Canadians Pierre Gagnon and David Coleman translated the term as "geomatics", which was popularized in Canada through the 1980s and early 1990s. Today, it is defined by the

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In the same 1749 publication in which Cave discussed technical geography (Geography reformed: a new system of general geography, according to an accurate analysis of the science in four parts. The whole illustrated with notes)

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While when the term technical geography first entered the English lexicon may be difficult to ascertain, technical geography as a concept crosses cultures, and techniques date back to the origins of cartography, surveying, and

1455:. In this book, they chose to use the term "technical geography" rather than "practical geography" to clarify that the branch is distinct in theory and methods. This publication defines technical geography with the following: 2825:

While Cave published the "Geography reformed: a new system of general geography, according to an accurate analysis of the science in four parts", how much he wrote or edited is unclear. Other authors are not given within the

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to describe "the subset of information science that is about geographic information." GIScience is mentioned explicitly as being separate from quantitative geography, but under the branch of technical geography. In 1995, the

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maps. While the best approach to the technical aspect of geography was heavily debated among geographers, geography departments at universities across the United States began to teach a more scientific approach to geography.

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curricula" of the mid 90s. The GISTBoK is designed to inform curriculum teaching GIS and other geospatial technologies. This book is noted as having expanded the term "GIScience" to "GIScience and technology" (GIS&T).

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During the early days of the quantitative revolution, the term quantitative geography emerged as a subdiscipline within technical geography, focusing exclusively on new quantitative methods, such as spatial statistics,

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has been called the "founder of mathematical geography," and his activities are described as "little different from what we expect of a technical geographer." Within the "Ptolemaic tradition" of geography started by

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Gatrell, A C; Bracken, I J (1985). "Reviews: Central Place Theory, Gravity and Spatial Interaction Models, Industrial Location, Scientific Geography Series, Computer-Assisted Cartography: Principles and Prospects".

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In the history of geography since the quantitative revolution, theorists from critical geography are often viewed as in direct confrontation with those of technical and quantitative geography. Some, such as

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and Fisherman's Shoal below are in Wisconsin. These islands were the source of dispute during the U.S. Supreme Court cases Wisconsin v. Michigan, 295 U.S. 455 (1935) and Wisconsin v. Michigan, 297 U.S. 547

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Lin, Yuancheng; Wang, Min; Lei, Junchao; He, Huiyan (3 August 2023). "Perception and Interaction of Urban Medical Space from the Perspective of Technical Geography: A Case Study of Guangzhou, China".

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geographic analysis", "geographic information and analysis", "geographic information technology", "geography methods and techniques", "geographic information technology", "scientific geography," and "

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was considered an important part of the process within geography to correct errors on maps and other products to improve models of the world. In the 1970s, critical geography took on the framework of

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may be related to the broader perception of science as a "masculine domain," and the perception that tools, like GIS, employed by technical geographers are part of the military-industrial complex.

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and later defined in the 1990s as the science of integrating spatial data derived from various technologies, such as remote sensing, GPS, and GIS. It was later defined by geographer

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and, in subsequent years, was applied to civilian endeavors. A 1941 textbook titled "Aerophotography and Aerosurverying" stated the following in the first line of its preference:

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During the quantitative revolution, several terms originated from the concept that the technologies developed during this period are a focus of independent study, including

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Effective generalization requires a deep understanding of the map's use case, the audience's needs, and the geographical context. Technological advancements, such as the

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Technical geography differentiated more clearly during the quantitative revolution in the 1950s and 1960s. Before this, the techniques and methods of handling

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Geography reformed: a new system of general geography, according to an accurate analysis of the science in four parts. The whole illustrated with notes

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Clusters of the estimated percent of people in poverty by county in the contiguous United States in 2020 calculated using Anselin Local Moran's I.

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as being a consequence of cartography shifting from simply producing maps to producing spatial information, influenced by a culmination of

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in the Supreme Court of the United States, where the border was not defined with specific technical geographic concepts. During the 1940s,

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at Berne would have five divisions in it program, with the first being technical geography listing topics like mathematical geography,

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was established to serve as an outlet for research employing quantitative, technical, and scientific methods within geography.

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In the 1990s, the term Geographic Information Science (GIScience) was coined and popularized in the United States by geographer

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Geography reformed: a new system of general geography, according to an accurate analysis of the science in four parts, 1749,

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noted that some physical geographers suspect several of the philosophies underlying critical geography are "fundamentally

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Possibly the oldest surviving map has been engraved on this mammoth tusk, dated to 25,000 BC, found from Pavlov in the

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aid in cartography. They also explore adapting techniques developed for one area of geography to another, such as

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unique technologies to conduct geographic studies. More than a decade after the first computers were developed,

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The 1917 English review article is unclear on what was included in these British technical geography courses.

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focused on cartography and globe-making. Today, while technical geographers still develop and make maps, the

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that involves using, studying, and creating tools to obtain, analyze, interpret, understand, and communicate

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In 1902, geodesy was suggested as a discipline supporting technical geography. In 1908, geography professor

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by enabling real-time feedback in considering geography and landscape with community planning.

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hardware became available, geographers rapidly adopted the technology to create maps. In 1960,

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and then row normalizing the weight matrix. Top left shows anti-correlation giving a negative

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scientific approaches to the discipline during the quantitative revolution. In the 1985 book

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The main claim for the quantitative revolution is that it led to a shift from a descriptive (

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Technical geography employs, and has developed, many techniques and technologies, such as:

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In 1978, the United States military launched the first satellites to enable the modern

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