Spatial Data Science

Dr. John P. Wilson USC Professor and Founding Director Spatial Sciences Institute USC Dana and David Dornsife College of Letters, Arts and Sciences Professor, Departments of Civil & Environmental Engineering and Computer Science, Viterbi School of Engineering Professor, Department of Population and Public Health Sciences, Keck School of Medicine of USC Professor, Department of Sociology, Dornsife College of Letters, Arts and Sciences Professor, USC School of Architecture Editor, Transactions in GIS, Wiley-Blackwell Editor, Geographic Information Science & Technology Body of Knowledge, University Consortium for Geographic Information Science Fellow, University Consortium for Geographic Information Science (2014) Fellow, American Association of Geographers (2021) -- John P Wilson

Table of Contents


Introduction


Our Changing Planet


Role and Character of Geographic Information Science, Systems, and Services Today


 Special Characteristics of Spatial Information


The Digital Era


The Opportunities Afforded by Spatial Data Science


Conclusions and Future Prospects