Using geodata & geolocation in the social sciences : mapping our connected world

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Title:

Using geodata & geolocation in the social sciences : mapping our connected world

Author:

Abernathy, David Ray, author.

ISBN:

9781473908185

Personal Author:

Abernathy, David Ray, author.

Physical Description:

xiv, 327 pages, 2 unnumbered pages : color illustrations, color maps ; 25 cm

General Note:

Source of cataloging data: WCP

Subject Term:

Geography -- Statistical methods.

Geography -- Statistical methods -- Data processing.

Geodatabases -- Social aspects.

Social sciences -- Geographic information systems.

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Searching... Sugar Grove - Todd Library	Book	G70.3 .A24 2017	Searching... Unknown	Searching... Unavailable

"Abernathy provides a truly accessible and interdisciplinary introduction to geodata and geolocation covering both the conceptual and the practical. It is a must read for students or researchers looking to make the most of the spatial elements of their data" - Luke Sloan, Senior Lecturer in Quantitative Methods, Cardiff University

Using Geodata and Geolocation in the Social Sciences: Mapping our Connected World provides an engaging and accessible introduction to the Geoweb with clear, step-by-step guides for:

Capturing Geodata from sources including GPS, sensor networks and Twitter Visualizing Geodata using programmes including QGIS, GRASS and R

Featuring colour images, practical exercises walking you through using data sources, and a companion website packed with resources, this book is the perfect guide for students and teachers looking to incorporate location-based data into their social science research.

List of Figures	p. viii
About the Author	p. xv
Companion Website	p. xvi
1 Introduction: The Power of Where	p. 1
Part 1 The Geoweb in Context	p. 13
2 A Brief History of the Geoweb	p. 15
3 "Big Geodata": Managing Spatial Data in a Connected Age	p. 29
4 Citizen Cartographers: Neogeography, VGI and the Democratization of Data Production	p. 41
5 Challenges of the Geoweb: Data Accuracy, Privacy, and Surveillance	p. 53
6 Introduction to Geodata: Types of Geodata; [see p. 91 How Do We Identify and Gather Location-Based Data?	p. 65
Part 2 Capturing and Visualizing Geodata	p. 77
7 Capturing Absolute Location with the Global Positioning System	p. 79
8 Geocoding, Geotagging, and Geoparsing	p. 98
9 Social Media Geodata: Capturing Location-Based Twitter Data	p. 122
10 Mapping the Emerging Internet of Things	p. 145
11 Visualizing Data in Geographic Information Systems with QGIS	p. 176
12 Working with Geodata in GRASS	p. 211
13 Working with Geodata in R	p. 237
14 Web Mapping	p. 281
15 Epilogue: Weaving the Geoweb	p. 315
References	p. 319
Index	p. 321

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