David Abernathy 
Using Geodata and Geolocation in the Social Sciences [EPUB ebook] 
Mapping our Connected World

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‘Abernathy provides a truly accessible and interdisciplinary introduction to geodata and geolocation covering both the conceptual and the practical. It is a must read for students or researchers looking to make the most of the spatial elements of their data’ – Luke Sloan, Senior Lecturer in Quantitative Methods, Cardiff University

Using Geodata and Geolocation in the Social Sciences: Mapping our Connected World provides an engaging and accessible introduction to the Geoweb with clear, step-by-step guides for:


  • Capturing Geodata from sources including GPS, sensor networks and Twitter

  • Visualizing Geodata using programmes including QGIS, GRASS and R


Featuring colour images, practical exercises walking you through using data sources, and a companion website packed with resources, this book is the perfect guide for students and teachers looking to incorporate location-based data into their social science research.

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Table des matières

Introduction: The Power of Where
A Brief History of the Geoweb
“Big Geodata”: Managing Spatial Data in a Connected Age
Citizen Cartographers: Neogeography, VGI and the Democratization of Data Production
Challenges of the Geoweb: Data Accuracy, Privacy, and Surveillance
Introduction to Geodata: Types of Geodata; [see p. 9] How do we Identify and Gather Location-Based Data?
Capturing Absolute Location with the Global Positioning System
Geocoding, Geotagging & Geoparsing
Social Media Geodata: Capturing Location-Based Twitter Data
Mapping the Emerging Internet of Things
Visualizing Data in Geographic Information Systems with QGIS
Working with Geodata in GRASS
Working with Geodata in R
Web Mapping
Epilogue: Weaving the Geoweb

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Langue Anglais ● Format EPUB ● Pages 344 ● ISBN 9781473965782 ● Taille du fichier 49.4 MB ● Maison d’édition SAGE Publications ● Lieu London ● Pays GB ● Publié 2016 ● Édition 1 ● Téléchargeable 24 mois ● Devise EUR ● ID 4997193 ● Protection contre la copie Adobe DRM
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