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Glennhyman bookmarked on 2008-11-14 GIS geography topology environment spatial maps Geography

I started using GIS in 1988. This guy is just now discovering what some of us have known for 20 years or more. I like the discussion of how we think about the environment around us. In GIS, this is topology, something that many users of the technology may

  • I could, if I put my mind to it, lay down a map of all the fencing on my farm, where the posts stand, where the wires intersect, where the electricity enters and where the repairs are needed. I could map out the circular spots where the pigs have lived over the years, as if they were ancient settlements. But in the end I would only be mapping it for myself, and the map I need is already in my head.

This link has been bookmarked by 2 people . It was first bookmarked on 23 Mar 2009, by Glenn Zinho.

  • 14 Nov 08
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    Glenn Zinho

    I started using GIS in 1988. This guy is just now discovering what some of us have known for 20 years or more. I like the discussion of how we think about the environment around us. In GIS, this is topology, something that many users of the technology may

    GIS geography topology environment spatial maps Geography

    • I could, if I put my mind to it, lay down a map of all the fencing on my farm, where the posts stand, where the wires intersect, where the electricity enters and where the repairs are needed. I could map out the circular spots where the pigs have lived over the years, as if they were ancient settlements. But in the end I would only be mapping it for myself, and the map I need is already in my head.
  • glennhyman
    Glenn Hyman

    I started using GIS in 1988. This guy is just now discovering what some of us have known for 20 years or more. I like the discussion of how we think about the environment around us. In GIS, this is topology, something that many users of the technology may

    GIS geography topology environment spatial maps Geography

    • I could, if I put my mind to it, lay down a map of all the fencing on my farm, where the posts stand, where the wires intersect, where the electricity enters and where the repairs are needed. I could map out the circular spots where the pigs have lived over the years, as if they were ancient settlements. But in the end I would only be mapping it for myself, and the map I need is already in my head.

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