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Geography and Geographic Information Systems (GIS): New Realities of Canada as An Emerging Information Society
Dr. Barry Wellar, Professor (ret.),University of Ottawa, and Media Program Director
Geography Awareness WeekCanadian Association of Geographers
Materials for a presentation at GIS Day 2006
University of Ottawa
Department of Geography and Environmental Studies University of Ottawa
November 15, 2006University Centre
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Images from the Doomsday Map Project:Ecological Disaster and Local Response
• Overexploitation risks survival of planet?Overexploitation risks survival of planet?
• Rainforests: Their destruction a worldwide problemRainforests: Their destruction a worldwide problem
• Oil’s black death takes terrible tollOil’s black death takes terrible toll
• Coastal waters being used as toxic dumpCoastal waters being used as toxic dump
Makings of ‘The Doomsday Map’?
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Makings of ‘The Doomsday Map’?
• 100,000 eastern lakes hurt by acid rain100,000 eastern lakes hurt by acid rain
• Cocktail of toxins threatens lakeCocktail of toxins threatens lake
• More PCB-laced oil spills in river fearedMore PCB-laced oil spills in river feared
• It’s not cool to kill the ozoneIt’s not cool to kill the ozone
• A warning on warmingA warning on warming
Images from the Doomsday Map Project:Ecological Disaster and Local Response
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Images from the Doomsday Map Project:Ecological Disaster and Local Response
• 1989 one of the hottest years1989 one of the hottest years
• A warning on warmingA warning on warming
• Here’s a crash course on the Greenhouse effectHere’s a crash course on the Greenhouse effect
• Greenhouse effect starts to make Washington sweatGreenhouse effect starts to make Washington sweat
• British cities could drownBritish cities could drown
• US drought becoming a threat to our waterUS drought becoming a threat to our water
Makings of ‘The Doomsday Map’?
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Images from the Doomsday Map Project:Ecological Disaster and Local Response
Makings of ‘The Doomsday Map’?
• Dirty air threatens one billionDirty air threatens one billion
• Metro choking on auto fumes hearings warnedMetro choking on auto fumes hearings warned
• Mexico City population now ‘irreversible’Mexico City population now ‘irreversible’
• Air pollution killing Europeans secret report saysAir pollution killing Europeans secret report says
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Images from the Doomsday Map Project:Ecological Disaster and Local Response
Makings of ‘The Doomsday Map’?
• Third world becomes toxic dumping groundThird world becomes toxic dumping ground
• State looking for ‘candidates’ to store toxicsState looking for ‘candidates’ to store toxics
• Garbage: Viable disposal plan an elusive Garbage: Viable disposal plan an elusive goal after 20 yearsgoal after 20 years
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Images from the Doomsday Map Project:Ecological Disaster and Local Response
Makings of ‘The Doomsday Map’?
• Destroying a habitat: a threat to HawaiiDestroying a habitat: a threat to Hawaii
• Saving the wetlandsSaving the wetlands
• A shrinking nesting groundA shrinking nesting ground
• The death of open spacesThe death of open spaces
• A shrinking parkwayA shrinking parkway
• Open space plan called skimpyOpen space plan called skimpy
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Images from the Doomsday Map Project:Ecological Disaster and Local Response
Makings of ‘The Doomsday Map’?
• Urban sprawl: Many cities fight backUrban sprawl: Many cities fight back • Plaza site permits let dozers rollPlaza site permits let dozers roll
• Fighting the concrete jungle Fighting the concrete jungle
• Choking on successChoking on success
• Auto-maker: don’t let cars destroy our citiesAuto-maker: don’t let cars destroy our cities
• Neighbours fight towering developmentNeighbours fight towering development
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Images from the Doomsday Map Project:Ecological Disaster and Local Response
Makings of ‘The Doomsday Map’?
• New Jersey’s folly could teach us a lessonNew Jersey’s folly could teach us a lesson
• LA pays price for poor planningLA pays price for poor planning
• City plan called recipe for disasterCity plan called recipe for disaster
• Group’s pan Ottawa’s new official planGroup’s pan Ottawa’s new official plan
• Battle looms over future of downtownBattle looms over future of downtown
• Development in state carefully plannedDevelopment in state carefully planned
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Images from the Doomsday Map Project:Ecological Disaster and Local Response
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Images from the Doomsday Map Project:Ecological Disaster and Local Response
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Images from the Doomsday Map Project:Ecological Disaster and Local Response
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Images from the Doomsday Map Project:Ecological Disaster and Local Response
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Images from the Doomsday Map Project:Ecological Disaster and Local Response
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Images from the Doomsday Map Project:Ecological Disaster and Local Response
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Images from the Doomsday Map Project:Ecological Disaster and Local Response
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Images from the Doomsday Map Project:Ecological Disaster and Local Response
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Images from the Doomsday Map Project:Ecological Disaster and Local Response
The Geographer’s Lament
With too many wrong things In too many wrong places,
We have just about ________All our life support spaces
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Geography and
Geographic Information Systems:
Combining to Create a
Spatially-Aware Information Society
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CURIOSITY-DRIVENDATA, INFORMATION,
KNOWLEDGE ACTIVITIES
DescriptionExplanationPrediction
CLIENT-DRIVENDATA, INFORMATION,
KNOWLEDGE ACTIVITIES
Impact AssessmentPrescriptionForecasting
EvaluationDesign
MEDIA
PrintRadio
TelevisionInternet
GEOGRAPHYHuman
PhysicalMethodologyTechnology
Figure 1. Geography, the Media, and the Pursuit and Application of
Data, Information and Knowledge to Create a Spatially-Aware Information Society (1): Components
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Figure 2. Geography, the Media, and the Pursuit and Application of
Data, Information and Knowledge to Create a Spatially-Aware Information Society (2): Connections
CURIOSITY-DRIVENDATA, INFORMATION,
KNOWLEDGE ACTIVITIES
DescriptionExplanationPrediction
CLIENT-DRIVENDATA, INFORMATION,
KNOWLEDGE ACTIVITIESImpact Assessment
PrescriptionForecastingEvaluation
Design
MEDIA
PrintRadio
TelevisionInternet
GEOGRAPHY
HumanPhysical
MethodologyTechnology
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Figure 3.Geography, the Media, and the Pursuit and Application of Data,
Information and Knowledge to Create a Spatially-Aware Information Society (3): The Typology of Stories
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Table 1. Terms and Concepts Which Underlie the Work of the Geographic
Community, and Indicate the Potential for Creating A Spatially-Aware Information Society
ConcentricConnect (ion/ivity)ContiguousContinent(al)ConurbationCoordinates CoreCorrelationCountrysideDensityDiffusionDimensionDisperse(ion)DistanceDistributionEdgeEffectElevationEncroach(ment)EnvironmentEverywhereExtrusionFarFieldFjord
Flow(s)FormFringeFunction(al/ity)GeocodeGeodeticGeofactorGeographicGeomaticGeometricGeopoliticalGeoreferenceGeospatialGIS/GISScGlobal(ization)GridGridlockHabitatHinterlandInteractionIntersectionIntrusionIslandIsolate(ion)Land
LandscapeLatitudeLineLinkLocalityLocationLocal(ization) LongitudeMapMargin(al)MeridianMigrationMorphologyMovementNation(al/ization)Near(ness)NeighborNetworkNIMBYNodeNowhereObjectOrientationOriginOverlay
ParcelPartitionPathPatternPedshedPerimeterPeripheryPlacePlainPlanePointPole(ar/ity)Polygon(al)ProximityQuadrangleQuadrantRegionRelation(ship)Right-of-wayRouteRuralScaleSegregate(ion)ShapeShed
SiteSituationSlopeSomewhereSpaceSpatialSphereSprawlSpreadStripStructureSurfaceSystemTerritoryTopographicTopology(ic)Urban(ex/sub)VectorWalkshedWardWarrenWatershedWhereYIMBYZone
Accessible (ity)Adjacent(cy)Agglomerate (ion)Aggregate(ion)Along(side)Amalgamate(ion)AnywhereArcArea(polygon)AroundAssociationBlockBorderBoundaryBufferCause(al/ity)CenterCentralityCircleClose(ness)ClumpClusterCoastalCommutershedConcentrate(ion)
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Table 2. Ten of the Most Critical Geographic Terms and Concepts
Underlying GIS Applications that Advance Canada as a Spatially-Aware Information Society
Accessibility Causality Connection Density Functionality
Interaction Linkage Pattern Relationship System
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Figure 4.The Data-Information-KnowledgeTransform Process: Simple Model
ExistingReality Data Information Knowledge Preferred
Reality
Transforms
States
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How Are Geographers and
the GIS Community Helping
Canada to Advance as a
Spatially-Aware
Information Society?
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http://www.cag-acg.ca/en/
www.gisday.com
www.geomatics.uottawa.ca/gisday
http://www.ccge.org/ccge/english/Newsletter/symposium_june 2005.asp
Check Out theFollowing Sources
References
For information about the sources used for this presentation contact B. Wellar at [email protected]
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