Virtual Geographic Environments , edited by Hui Lin and Michael Batty, collects key papers that define the current momentum in GIS and ""virtual geographies."" Contributions by leading members of the geospatial community to Virtual Geographic Environments illustrate the cutting edge of GIScience, as well as new applications of GIS with the processing and delivery of geographic information through the Web and handheld devices, forming two major directions to these developments. The four-part organisation leads from a primer on VGEs to virtual cities and landscapes, interface design and public participation, and finally mobile and networked VGEs. Current topics, such as crowd sourcing and related services, point to the development of new business models that merge proprietary and nonproprietary systems.
- ISBN10 1589483243
- ISBN13 9781589483248
- Publish Date 14 October 2011 (first published 1 January 2011)
- Publish Status Active
- Imprint Esri Press
- Format eBook
- Language English