Download or read book A Research Agenda for Geographic Information Science written by Robert B. McMaster and published by CRC Press. This book was released on 2004-08-30 with total page 416 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A close relationship exists between GIS and numerous applications, including cartography, photogrammetry, geodesy, surveying, computer and information science, and statistics, among others. Scientists coined the term "geographic information science (GIScience)" to describe the theory behind these fields. A Research Agenda for Geographic Information