HGP100 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Distance Decay, Remote Sensing, Spatial Analysis
26 Jan 2015
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Unit 1 space, place and landscape spatial representation and knowledge. 3:05 pm: geospatial technology, discipline of gathering storing, processing and delivering geographic information (spatially referenced, broadly used as a tool in industry, government and non-profit sectors. When the light source used to collect the em data is the sun. Need to understanding and explain the facts (geographical knowledge: key concepts. Exists as relations between objects on the earth"s surface. It is the heart of map making, regional studies and spatial. Kantian - geographer that organizes thing in space. It is subject to change with a changing perspective. It sees space as a container for different things and. Is the particular position in space on the earth"s surface. Absolute: it is fixed and usually located along latitudes and. Relative: it changes as it is in context to something else. It make assumptions about the knowledge that the person. The local characteristics of a location (city center, museum)
