Major GIS models
Geographic information science is a lot leaner and meaner than it used to be. We expect instant access to mapped information now, and we don’t expect to need special training to work with the software.
Our pedigree was built creating these large-scale GIS research models, and it’s this knowledge which we now apply to building online GIS tools.
These major GIS models still have things to teach us about analysing data, though: the need for a robust methodology, data quality, spatial statistical methods and systematic user input. The case studies here remind us that lean mean GIS still requires a thorough understanding of these modelling methods if we want to rely on the results.
And if you do still need a really big GIS research model, you know where to come.
