Geocomputation (sometimes GeoComputation) is a
field of study
Field may refer to:
Expanses of open ground
* Field (agriculture), an area of land used for agricultural purposes
* Airfield, an aerodrome that lacks the infrastructure of an airport
* Battlefield
* Lawn, an area of mowed grass
* Meadow, a grass ...
at the intersection of
geography
Geography (from Greek: , ''geographia''. Combination of Greek words ‘Geo’ (The Earth) and ‘Graphien’ (to describe), literally "earth description") is a field of science devoted to the study of the lands, features, inhabitants, and ...
and
computation
Computation is any type of arithmetic or non-arithmetic calculation that follows a well-defined model (e.g., an algorithm).
Mechanical or electronic devices (or, historically, people) that perform computations are known as ''computers''. An es ...
.
See also
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Geoinformatics
Geoinformatics is the science and the technology which develops and uses information science infrastructure to address the problems of geography, cartography, geosciences and related branches of science and engineering, such as Land Surveying.
O ...
*
Geomathematics Geomathematics (also: mathematical geosciences, mathematical geology, mathematical geophysics) is the application of mathematical methods to solve problems in geosciences, including geology and geophysics, and particularly geodynamics and seismology ...
Bibliography
* Openshaw, S., and R. J. Abrahart. (1996). “Geocomputation.” In ''Proceedings of the 1st International Conference on GeoComputation'', 665–6, edited by R. J. Abrahart. Leeds, U.K.: University of Leeds
* Longley, P. A., S. M. Brooks, R. McDonnell, and W. D. Macmillan. (1998). ''Geocomputation: A Primer''. Chichester, U.K.: John Wiley & Sons
* Gahegan, M. (1999). “Guest Editorial: What is Geocomputation?” ''Transactions in GIS'' 3(3), 203–6.
* Brunsdon, C., and A. D. Singleton. (2015). ''Geocomputation: A Practical Primer''. London: Sage
* Harris, R., D. O’Sullivan, M. Gahegan, M. Charlton, L. Comber, P. Longley, C. Brunsdon, N. Malleson, A. Heppenstall, A. Singleton, D. Arribas-Bel, and A. Evans. (2017). “More Bark than Bytes? Reflections on 21+ Years of Geocomputation.” ''Environment and Planning B'' 44(4), 598–617.
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Geographic data and information fields of study
Computational fields of study