A MODEL FOR GEOESPATIAL QUESTIONS FORMULATION IN GIS ENVIRONMENT, BASED ON BERRY (1964) GEOGRAPHICAL MATRIX

Authors

  • Marcos César Ferreira

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.7154/RDG.2013.0026.0013

Keywords:

GIS, spatial analysis, Geography, geospatial questions, spatial knowledge, geoprocessing, geographical matrix, Berry

Abstract

A significant increase in the number of geographers using GIS tools in their research has been noted since the beginning of this century. This phenomenon has also been influenced by the recent simplification and diffusion of forms of interaction with computers, mainly those based on the visual sophistication of applications for personal use. This context has motivated new geographers to use GIS as a technical tool for quickly manipulation of maps and spatial data, and not as an intermediate stage of methodological procedure of geographic space analysis. In this sense, the purpose of this article is to present a theoretical and methodological framework for the use of GIS, based on a typology of spatial questions constructed according to the paradigms of site and situation, and visually structured according to the classical geographical matrix of Berry (1964). To each spatial question, we present a solution based on spatial analysis module of Idrisi Andes GIS.

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Author Biography

  • Marcos César Ferreira
    É Bacharel em Geografia pela UNESP (1987), Mestre em Sensoriamento Remoto pelo INPE (1991), Doutor em Geografia Física pela USP (1995) e Livre-Docente pela UNICAMP (2004). Atualmente é Professor Associado do Instituto de Geociências da UNICAMP. Tem experiência nas áreas de Geoprocessamento, Análise Espacial, Sistemas de Informação Geográfica e Processamento Digital de Imagens de Satélite.

Published

2013-12-17

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How to Cite

Ferreira, M. C. (2013). A MODEL FOR GEOESPATIAL QUESTIONS FORMULATION IN GIS ENVIRONMENT, BASED ON BERRY (1964) GEOGRAPHICAL MATRIX. Revista Do Departamento De Geografia, 26, 252-269. https://doi.org/10.7154/RDG.2013.0026.0013