1. GIS in Science Henk Scholten, Rob van de Velde & Niels van Manen

2. Outline Origins Origins Goals Goals Method Method WeblogWeblog

3. Origins Joseph Pitt, Thinking about technology: foundations of the philosophy of technology (New York, 2000) Joseph Pitt, Thinking about technology: foundations of the philosophy of technology (New York, 2000) UNIGIS Summer school 2005, Krakow: ESRI software sales to 109 different faculties UNIGIS Summer school 2005, Krakow: ESRI software sales to 109 different faculties

5. Goals Can we model the integration and impact of spatial information and GIS on different scientific disciplines? Can we model the integration and impact of spatial information and GIS on different scientific disciplines?

6. Methods Literature Literature Interviews Interviews Weblog Weblog Conference Conference Book Book

7. Weblog http://gisinscience.blogspot.com/ http://gisinscience.blogspot.com/ http://gisinscience.blogspot.com/ “How does scientific research and education benefit from spatial information and GIS and how can we improve their integration in the scientist’s practice?”

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