Advancing Geographic Information Science:The past and Next Twenty Years

Abstract:CurrentGISandmappingtechniquesarehighlytechnologicallydriven.Withadvancesinthecapabilitiesespeciallyofonlinemappingplatformsbutalsoadvancedgeovisualizationapplicationsforconsiderablyenhancingdigitalmaps,themaphasturnedintoanadvanceddigitalproductthatg