摘要
通过阐述地理信息科学的定义， 及其地理学传统和技术驱动机制， 论证地理信息科学是地理学信息革命和范式演进的结果， 是从信息机理的角度研究地球表层人地关系系统的地理学科，
This paper discussed the definition, geographical tradition and technology driven development mechanism of geographical information science, and came to a conclusion that geographical information science is a new paradigm of geography after information revolution, then put forward the theory framework of this new subject. Classical geography is focused on describing the pattern of geographical objects on epigeosphere by field surveying mainly, so it is essentially an information science. With computer and information technology introduced, geographical science system is being reconstructed, and there are three main development directions: one is regional economic research , which emphasizes relations between different benefit groups; one is ecological or environmental research, which emphasizes transference and transformation of material and energy; and the other is geographical information research. The first two directions are about material flow、energy flow and human flow of geographical system, however the last one is focus on information flow, and tries to describe and analogize epigeosphere information transformation mechanism by use of modern information technology. So geographical information science succeeds and resembles classical geography in methodology and theoretics, and is a new paradigm of classical geography. Geographical information science system includes theoretical、technical and applied geographical information science. Its development is dependent on the combination of geographical information researchers and classical geographers.
出处
《地理研究》
CSCD
北大核心
1999年第3期260-266,共7页
Geographical Research
关键词
地理学
地球表层研究
地理信息
GIS
geographical information science
geography
studies on epigeosphere
geographical information
geographical information technology
