报告题目：Space, Time and Person-based Geographic Information Science in a Dynamic and Mobile World
报告人：萧世伦 教授
报告人简介：
萧世伦，美国田纳西大学地理系教授。美国科学促进协会(AAAS)会士，美国地理学家协会(AAG)委员会委员，美国地理信息科学大学联盟(UCGIS)代表。任Journal of Transport Geography，Journal of Geographic Information System，Southeastern Geographer等知名期刊编委。
报告时间：12月26日（周四）下午2:00
报告地点：附3-202报告厅
Abstract:
Geographic information science (GIScience) is considered as a spatial science. Its focus therefore has been on handling spatial data without giving much attention to time and people. Our world however is more complex than static snapshots of various spatial distribution patterns. Things change over time and people play a critical role in this world. Enabled by modern information and communication technologies (ICT) such as the Internet and mobile phones, human activities and interactions have been expanding increasingly into virtual space that introduces many changes to how we carry out our activities as well as how goods move around the world. It is no longer sufficient to study human activities and interactions in physical space only if we want to gain a comprehensive understanding of modern societies. This presentation discusses why we need to develop space, time and person-based geographic information science, along with examples of illustrating how a space, time, and person-based GIS can facilitate studies of human dynamics in today’s dynamic and mobile world.
