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Geocollaboration

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Collaborative geographic information systems; CGIS; Computer supported cooperative work; CSCW; Group spatial decision support systems; GSDSS; PSS; Planning support systems

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Geocollaboration is an emerging area of study examining how spatial information and communication technologies can be designed and adapted to support group interactions that use geographically‐referenced data and information [1]. These group interactions normally focus on tasks such as spatial data access and exploration, problem‐solving, planning, and decision‐making. In a recent classification of knowledge areas within geographic information science, geocollaboration has been interpreted as a specific implementation of group spatial decision support systems (GSDSS) which in turn forms a component of GIS and Society research [2]. In order to support collaborative interactions, group participants need to be able to browse, explore and query spatial data and information. Further, participants...

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  1. Department of Geography, Simon Fraser University, Burnaby, BC, Canada

    Shivanand Balram & Suzana Dragićević

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  1. Faculty of Computer Science and Engineering, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN, 55455, USA

    Shashi Shekhar (McKnight Distinguished University Professor) (McKnight Distinguished University Professor)

  2. Management Science and Information Systems Department, Rutgers Business School Newark and New Brunswick Rutgers, the State University of New Jersey, Newark, NJ, 07102, USA

    Hui Xiong (Assistant Professor) (Assistant Professor)

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Balram, S., Dragićević, S. (2008). Geocollaboration. In: Shekhar, S., Xiong, H. (eds) Encyclopedia of GIS. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-0-387-35973-1_454

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